#OffTopicFriday - 28,000 year old, 8" long ... errr.... tool ... found in cave in Germany. 🤔
28,000 years ago.
phallic symbols were common religious items throughout prehistory, but
it looks like that one is metal, which is very interesting indeed.
@danalan Dude! Metal sex toys still exist today 🤣
indeed. the history of such objects is quite fascinating.
@holon42 @th3j35t3r
Oh, wow. Yeah, that does seem significant.
Maybe it's not metal, but just clay that's been polished. (Heh - polished)
yeah, can't tell from the photo. it would be interesting to know.
@danalan @th3j35t3r @stueytheround
it's a long and fascinating history. worth investigating.
"The meaning of ritual, irrespective of the useful effects which primitive man expects from it,
lies precisely in strengthening the conscious system. The magical forms by means of which archaic man comes to terms with his surroundings are,
all other considerations apart, anthropocentric systems of world domination."
@holon42 @th3j35t3r
Metal? That's not for pleasure, then. Torture device? Ritual defloration?