streetman@lemmy.worldM to artifacts@lemmy.world · 10 months agoRoman Dodecahedron Unearthed in Englandlemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down12file-text
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minus-squareNougat@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 months agoWasn’t there some suggestion that it’s a knitting tool?
minus-squareLem Jukes@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 months agoFirst reference to spool knitting isn’t until the 1500s. Likely not the actual use. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_dodecahedron?wprov=sfti1
minus-squareComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·10 months agoThat was my first thought as well
Wasn’t there some suggestion that it’s a knitting tool?
First reference to spool knitting isn’t until the 1500s. Likely not the actual use. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_dodecahedron?wprov=sfti1
That was my first thought as well