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TexasTowelie

(112,145 posts)
Wed Apr 1, 2015, 09:46 PM Apr 2015

How Cavepeople Got Their Rocks Off: Neolithic Dildos (NSFW)

Maybe due to the religious myths that have been hammered into our collective consciousness for millennia, human beings, especially in the west, have a tendency to see ourselves as once innocent, and now depraved. Once upon a time, we did it as nature intended us to, but now it’s all porno and sex toy shops. In fact, there are a lot of examples of prehistoric sex toys to be found all over the world. These “ice-age batons,” as archeologists like to call them, are clearly not your average stone tool. They are life-sized penises carved from ivory, antler and stone, in all sizes and shapes, and sometimes even with piercings. Some of these examples date as far back as 30,000 years ago. If a cavewoman wanted to tenderize some meat, why carve a penis to do it with – unless it wasn’t dinner she was working on. There are also references to dildos and depictions of them in art dating back to ancient Greece; they were apparently a popular subject in Greek comedy. So far from being some kind of post-Freudian creation, dildos are something human beings have made use of for most of our history. Check out some of these neolithic dildos below!



c. 12,000 B.C.
Several portable phallic pieces with replications of totally retracted or absent foreskin, piercings, scars and tattoos.

Images via Mashable



c. 29,000 B.C.
Paleolithic stone phallus discovered at Hohle Fels Cave, southwestern Germany. Made from fine-grained siltstone, ground, polished and incised. The phallus appears to have been also used as a hammerstone.

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How Cavepeople Got Their Rocks Off: Neolithic Dildos (NSFW) (Original Post) TexasTowelie Apr 2015 OP
That's quite an array, each one with its own character! NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #1
Good to see you back online NYC_SKP. TexasTowelie Apr 2015 #5
Hi TT! NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #6
i have always felt that most of the "fertility goddesses" that i have seen are more like mopinko Apr 2015 #2
I saw the Neolithic Dildos at the Troubadour last week. Awesome show. Initech Apr 2015 #3
Thank you, I'm tempted to say "you rock" too, TexasTowelie Apr 2015 #4
..... trusty elf Apr 2015 #8
Used as a hammerstone, eh? MADem Apr 2015 #7

TexasTowelie

(112,145 posts)
5. Good to see you back online NYC_SKP.
Thu Apr 2, 2015, 12:21 AM
Apr 2015

I guess this thread is good for a laugh. It was tough deciding whether to put this post in Weird News or the Anthropology Group. I definitely avoided the Feminists Group so that the post wouldn't get hidden.

mopinko

(70,090 posts)
2. i have always felt that most of the "fertility goddesses" that i have seen are more like
Wed Apr 1, 2015, 11:28 PM
Apr 2015

ancient porn than evidence of religion. i mean, its pretty obvious which came first.

TexasTowelie

(112,145 posts)
4. Thank you, I'm tempted to say "you rock" too,
Thu Apr 2, 2015, 12:17 AM
Apr 2015

but that may take on some salacious meanings in regards to this thread.

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