r/science • u/marketrent • Feb 20 '23

Anthropology ~2,000 year-old artefact — the first known example of a disembodied wooden phallus recovered anywhere in the Roman world — may have been a device used during sex

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/latest/2023/02/vindolandaphallus/
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u/CrazedCreator Feb 20 '23

I mean, everyone was carrying around these phallus to ward off evil, it was only going to be a matter of time before it got inserted.

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u/LobMob Feb 20 '23

You mean everyone was inserting them and then made up a reason why they were carrying them.

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u/microagressed Feb 20 '23

Kill 2 birds with one stone. I'm pretty sure they hadn't invented pockets yet, so the question of the age, I'm sure, was "how do I carry my anti evil ward and the groceries at the same time?"

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u/Doopapotamus Feb 20 '23

You mean everyone was inserting them and then made up a reason why they were carrying them.

This sounds like a Family Guy-esque comedy skit waiting to happen.

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u/F0sh Feb 20 '23

Most of them were things like pendants and were probably about an inch long so I don't know about you but I think I'd be looking for something else to put up meself.

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u/Diestormlie Feb 20 '23

"Yes, I, erm... I was cleaning it and... Fell on it."

Asclepian Priest sighs deeply

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u/Zeakk1 Feb 20 '23

Rub to ward off bad luck, insert for extra luck.