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Ancient painted penis bone found in quarry

Allan Rose Hill
Jan 10, 2025
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image: Ellen Green

"This is the only example I could find of an actual penis having potentially been used as a ritual object," said University of Reading bioarchaeologist Ellen Green.

No, that isn't a human penis. (I know, the word "boner" may confuse you but human penises don't have bones.) This particular piece of anatomy is a dog's penis bone, also kno…

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