Ancient adult toy found

[Koyaanisqatsi]

I do find the idea of flint knapping on a phallus somewhat disturbing, I have to admit.

[Chemical Ollie]

After reading the BBC article, it seems I was wrong in my assumptions:

The different stone sections were all recovered from a well-dated ash layer in the cave complex associated with the activities of modern humans (not their pre-historic "cousins", the Neanderthals).

[Dis]

the line at the top (indicating a penis head for you guys who know nothing about male anatomy) is what clued them in to the dildo usage.

[Koyaanisqatsi]

Originally posted by Dis
you guys who know nothing about male anatomy

[Az]

Ok if there's an apolytoner thinking he can beat that, I really want to meet him

You really can't tell. you have nothing to compare it to.

[JimmyCracksCorn]

Originally posted by Koyaanisqatsi
Actually, that's what the BBC says it is.

They found marks from flint knapping on it as well, though.

Link

Thanks.

I've seen other things like this, and there certainly are alot of prehistoric representations of phalic-like symbols, but I don't see any reason to beleive that this would have necessarily been used as a dildo. Thats a very a-historical interpretation, and is based on the fact that most objects like that manufactured today, in our society, are used as such.

But its an interesting find. I'd say its nothing more than a symbolic object, maybe used in some kind of shamanic or divination procedure.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Japher
That's rather small.

Experiment!

You bend over, give your wife this "tool" and some lube. Then we'll see how "small" you think it is after that.

[Immortal Wombat]

Originally posted by JimmyCracksCorn
I've seen other things like this, and there certainly are alot of prehistoric representations of phalic-like symbols, but I don't see any reason to beleive that this would have necessarily been used as a dildo. Thats a very a-historical interpretation, and is based on the fact that most objects like that manufactured today, in our society, are used as such.

But its an interesting find. I'd say its nothing more than a symbolic object, maybe used in some kind of shamanic or divination procedure.

The ring around the typo does strongly suggest that it was deliberately phallic. And there is lots of evidence for other great apes using all sorts of things to get off on. Orang-utans and chimpanzees have been observed selecting and even manipulating sticks, stones, leaves and so on to fashion "tools" for masturbation. I think it isn't unlikely that the invention of stone technologies led to further developments in dildo technology.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Originally posted by JimmyCracksCorn
But its an interesting find. I'd say its nothing more than a symbolic object, maybe used in some kind of shamanic or divination procedure.

As I learned in my archaeology class:

The most obvious answer is quite often the right one.

And by the looks of that, you'd have to strain quite a bit to come up with "shamanic or divination procedure".

Now, masturbation procedure, on the other hand, is far more plausible.

Edit: Oh, and before you question what an acting major would know about such things, I was an anthropology major two years prior to transferring.

[Theben]

From here it looks like some cheap iron pipe that some dopey Dane kid made as a joke.

[Kassiopeia]

[q=Immortal Wombat]The ring around the typo does strongly suggest that it was deliberately phallic.[/q]

There's something mindboggling in that typo, but I just can't wrap my head around it to express it.

[Immortal Wombat]

It's like Freudian slipping, but it takes place between fingers and keyboard.

[Proteus_MST]

They should incorporate it in Civ IV or Civ V

Maybe as an ancient technology named "Dildomaking"

It could have the effect of making 25 % of the population in every city happy (or at least content).
Of course the effect should disappear as soon as the majority of the population belongs to an organized religion as
(religion != fun with other things than unprotected vanilla sex among married couples)

[dannubis]

growth rate / 4

[Az]

So, what would be the prerequisite technologies?