What Were These Roman Objects For?

People have found small Roman objects in Europe. They have twelve flat sides, holes of different sizes, and small round parts at the corners. No one knows what people used them for. No old writing clearly tells us.

Some people think they helped Romans find out how far away something was. A person could look through two holes. But the person would need to know how big the faraway thing was. The Roman objects are not all the same size. They have no clear marks to help people read a number.

Other people think Romans used them to make things to wear. People today can do this with the small round parts. But this does not show that Romans did the same thing. We need more information about how Romans used them.

These objects can do useful things. But what did Romans really use them for? We still do not know.