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 A sculpted and polished phallus found in a German
cave is among the earliest representations of male sexuality ever uncovered,
researchers say.
The 20cm-long, 3cm-wide stone object, which is dated to be about 28,000
years old, was buried in the famous Hohle Fels Cave near Ulm in the Swabian
Jura.
 The
prehistoric "tool" was reassembled from 14 fragments of siltstone.
Its life size suggests it may well have been used as a sex aid by its Ice
Age makers, scientists report.
"It’s highly polished; it’s clearly recognisable," said
Professor Conard.
The Tübingen team working Hohle Fels already had 13 fractured parts of
the phallus in storage, but it was only with the discovery of a 14th
fragment last year that the team was able finally to put the "jigsaw" together.
"Female representations with highly accentuated
sexual attributes are very well documented at many sites, but male representations
are very, very rare," explained Professor Conard.
28,000 years later, and the Germans still make the best
dildos in the world……
from the
BBC
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