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Hadrian’s Wall was built to divide worlds. Stretching across northern England, the 73-mile fortification marked the Roman ...

Archaeologists have found a 6-inch stone penis that may have been used to sharpen swords in Spain during the tumultuous 15th century. Arbore ArqueoloxÃa The sword in the penis stone. Phallic-shaped ...

UK archaeologists found a one-of-a-kind wooden phallus at Roman fort that may have been a “sex toy,” pestle or good luck charm, study says. Photo from the University College Dublin Digging through ...

Two scholars in England and Ireland have identified what may be the first-known Ancient Roman dildo. For 40 years, the 2nd-century wooden object was considered a sewing and knitting tool. In a ...

Odds are good you read at least one of the umpteen media stories last month about a possible 2,000-year-old “dildo” unearthed near the remains of a Roman auxiliary fort in the UK called Vindolanda.

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A metal detectorist in England recently hit on something surprising: a small bronze figurine holding a large hinged phallus. The unique find goes up for auction this week. Paul Shepheard discovered ...

A carving of a phallus in a rock would probably seem like the handiwork of a bored youth today, but such imagery was especially common in ancient Greece and Rome as a symbol of good luck rather than a ...

CNN — A nearly 2,000-year-old wooden object in the shape of a penis could have served as a sexual tool by ancient Romans in Britain, according to a new study. The artifact was unearthed in 1992 in a ...