Ancient dog penis bone — stained red for Roman fertility ritual — found in UK quarry
Ellen Green, a postgraduate researcher with the University of Reading, analyzed “Quarry 1” from the Nescot site and found “it ...
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Ancient painted penis bone found in quarry
"This is the only example I could find of an actual penis having potentially been used as a ritual object," said University ...
Mysterious Red-Painted Dog Penis Bone Found in Ancient Roman Shaft
The surprising artifact could be evidence of fertility rituals—or just one of history’s strangest good luck charms.
Roman-era dog penis bone painted red discovered in ancient quarry shaft
A bio-archaeologist with the University of Reading, in the U.K., has found an ancient dog's red-painted penis bone along with ...
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2,000-year-old painted penis bone found in quarry shaft from Roman Britain
In 2015, archaeologists working at a site called Nescot in the town of Ewell, roughly 12 miles (19 kilometers) south of ...
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Archaeologists discover bizarre artefact from long-lost fertility ritual
Dog penis bone discovered in Roman quarry shaft with red ochre on bottom surface (Ellen Green) A new study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology assessed a painted dog baculum ...
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Strange Painted Penis Bone Found in England Reveals Rituals From Roman Britain
An enigmatic artifact suggests ancient rituals tied to fertility and agricultural cycles.