EternalSyyn
05-18-2010, 09:07 PM
Monday, May 17th 2010, 12:42 PM
http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2010/05/18/alg_stone-age-phallus.jpg Courtesy of University of Tubing
The 30,000-year-old siltstone phallus doubled as a tool to ignite fires as well as a sex toy.
<!-- ARTICLE CONTENT START -->The world's oldest sex toy was more than just a feel-good aid. The 30,000-year-old siltstone phallus doubled as a tool to ignite fires.
The racy relic was found in a cave in Germany (http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Germany) and is being studied at the University of Tubingen (http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/University+of+Tubingen) there, according to Independent Online.
The find was a rare one since examples of masculinity from that period are unusual to stumble upon, although female-inspired works of art are rather common.
The prehistoric phallus, which has marks where it was obviously used for striking against flints, also features carved rings around one polished end. Researchers say it's easy to see what it was used for.
The scientists pieced together the multitasking tool from more than a dozen fragments found in a cave complex linked with the activities not of the Neanderthals, but of modern humans.
The sex toy is estimated to be at least 28,000 years old and apparently had been discarded after being broken. There's no evidence as to how that happened. Jealous boyfriend? Frustrated spinster? The secret may be safe with early cave dwellers.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/2010/05/17/2010-05-17_prehistoric_siltstone_phallus_the_worlds_oldest _sex_toy_was_also_used_as_tool_to.html#ixzz0oKiQpM Y5 (http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/2010/05/17/2010-05-17_prehistoric_siltstone_phallus_the_worlds_oldest _sex_toy_was_also_used_as_tool_to.html#ixzz0oKiQpM Y5)
http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2010/05/18/alg_stone-age-phallus.jpg Courtesy of University of Tubing
The 30,000-year-old siltstone phallus doubled as a tool to ignite fires as well as a sex toy.
<!-- ARTICLE CONTENT START -->The world's oldest sex toy was more than just a feel-good aid. The 30,000-year-old siltstone phallus doubled as a tool to ignite fires.
The racy relic was found in a cave in Germany (http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Germany) and is being studied at the University of Tubingen (http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/University+of+Tubingen) there, according to Independent Online.
The find was a rare one since examples of masculinity from that period are unusual to stumble upon, although female-inspired works of art are rather common.
The prehistoric phallus, which has marks where it was obviously used for striking against flints, also features carved rings around one polished end. Researchers say it's easy to see what it was used for.
The scientists pieced together the multitasking tool from more than a dozen fragments found in a cave complex linked with the activities not of the Neanderthals, but of modern humans.
The sex toy is estimated to be at least 28,000 years old and apparently had been discarded after being broken. There's no evidence as to how that happened. Jealous boyfriend? Frustrated spinster? The secret may be safe with early cave dwellers.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/2010/05/17/2010-05-17_prehistoric_siltstone_phallus_the_worlds_oldest _sex_toy_was_also_used_as_tool_to.html#ixzz0oKiQpM Y5 (http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/2010/05/17/2010-05-17_prehistoric_siltstone_phallus_the_worlds_oldest _sex_toy_was_also_used_as_tool_to.html#ixzz0oKiQpM Y5)