Ancient phallus unearthed in cave
07-27-2005 | 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Caliadria
I said things shaped and designed (by humans, not by God) to look like penises are MODELS of penises, not ACTUAL penises. Let's have some fun with vocabulary, shall we?
Phallus = penis. It's latin, check it out sometime.
Phallic symbol = something vaguely resembling a penis that represents power, subconsciously indicating that only males can represent or hold power
Banana, zucchini, cucumber = Foods, aka things to use when masturbating (note that I did not include pencil in this description)
Dildo, rocks shaped and (possibly) carved to strongly resemble penis = things to use when masturbating
Masturbation = malicious intent of women?
Phallus = penis. It's latin, check it out sometime.
Phallic symbol = something vaguely resembling a penis that represents power, subconsciously indicating that only males can represent or hold power
Banana, zucchini, cucumber = Foods, aka things to use when masturbating (note that I did not include pencil in this description)
Dildo, rocks shaped and (possibly) carved to strongly resemble penis = things to use when masturbating
Masturbation = malicious intent of women?
More they didn't teach you in high school latin class:
Cunnus=female external genitalia. Root word of our word, umm...
Verpa=prick
Mentula=dick head
These can be quite useful if you wish to insult someone in first century BCE latin.
07-27-2005 | 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by sasha
By Jonathan Amos
BBC News science reporter
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.
"In addition to being a symbolic representation of male genitalia, it was also at times used for knapping flints," explained Professor Nicholas Conard, from the department of Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology, at Tübingen University.
"There are some areas where it has some very typical scars from that," he told the BBC News website.
Researchers believe the object's distinctive form and etched rings around one end mean there can be little doubt as to its symbolic nature.
"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. 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). The dig site is one of the most remarkable in central Europe. Hohle Fels stands more than 500m above sea level in the Ach River Valley and has produced thousands of Upper Palaeolithic items.
More from BBC News, 25 July 2005
BBC News science reporter
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.
"In addition to being a symbolic representation of male genitalia, it was also at times used for knapping flints," explained Professor Nicholas Conard, from the department of Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology, at Tübingen University.
"There are some areas where it has some very typical scars from that," he told the BBC News website.
Researchers believe the object's distinctive form and etched rings around one end mean there can be little doubt as to its symbolic nature.
"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. 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). The dig site is one of the most remarkable in central Europe. Hohle Fels stands more than 500m above sea level in the Ach River Valley and has produced thousands of Upper Palaeolithic items.
More from BBC News, 25 July 2005
-sounds like you need a vacation! you got too much time on your hands if you're finding stuff like this.
07-27-2005 | 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Russdaddy
-sounds like you need a vacation! you got too much time on your hands if you're finding stuff like this.
07-28-2005 | 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Russdaddy
-sounds like you need a vacation! you got too much time on your hands if you're finding stuff like this.
I always check out the science section whenever I read the news
07-28-2005 | 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by fdl
As the Space Shuttle Discovery's fuel tank falls back to earth, millions of women, praying that the tank falls close to their houses, have started to prepare for its arrival.
07-28-2005 | 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by cob3683
Breaking news!!!
As the Space Shuttle Discovery's fuel tank falls back to earth, millions of women, praying that the tank falls close to their houses, have started to prepare for its arrival.
As the Space Shuttle Discovery's fuel tank falls back to earth, millions of women, praying that the tank falls close to their houses, have started to prepare for its arrival.
