It was initially thought to be a darning tool. But now experts think this wooden object discovered at a Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall could actually be a 2nd Century sex toy. The object, which was ...

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CNN — A nearly 2,000-year-old wooden object in the shape of a penis could have served as a sexual tool by ancient Romans in Britain, according to a new study. The artifact was unearthed in 1992 in a ...

While sex toys are usually considered modern devices, a new study suggests that they may date back much further than we thought. Researchers have discovered a strange wooden artefact at the Roman fort ...

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Archaeologists believe they have found a sex toy from the time of the Roman empire. The 2000-year-old object discovered in a Northumberland ditch in the Roman fort of Vindolanda back in 1992 was ...

A headline bound to get you up in the morning — a 2,000 year old dildo from ancient Rome has just been discovered. The 16-centimetre wooden phallus was originally uncovered at the Roman fort of ...

While sex toys are readily available these days, it seems that they have in fact been around longer than first thought. Let’s go back to the Roman ages my friends – yes, that’s right, archaeologists ...

Archaeologists came across this ancient hunk of wood more than 30 years ago but have somehow only just suggested it was deliberately shaped like a penis. The object, which is 6.5 inches long and ...

A two-thousand-year-old object discovered in Northumberland in 1992 has been reassessed only to find it’s not a darning tool as originally believed. Archaeologists think they have found the only known ...