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A multi-sided story: Examining the Norton Disney dodecahedron in its wider context
Around 130 dodecahedra have been found across the northern Roman Empire, but the purpose of these ornate objects is unknown, and few have been recovered from datable contexts in modern excavations. An important exception forms the focus of an exhibition exploring the archaeology of Potter Hill, Lincolnshire. Carly Hilts visited the displays and spoke to Chris Clay, Richard Parker, and Clare Pickersgill to learn more.
It is a running joke in archaeology that the most significant finds tend to emerge right at the end of an excavation – and this was certainly the case during an ongoing community project near Norton Disney in Lincolnshire. In the summer of 2023, Norton Disney History and Archaeology Group were working with Allen Archaeology to investigate a possible Roman settlement at Potter Hill, close to the known location of a villa (which was dug in the 1930s) and the line of the Fosse Way (the Roman road between Exeter and Lincoln). As that season of digging drew towards its close, they had opened a final trench over a large Roman sand-quarrying pit, which had later been reused as a handy place to du
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