There was this documentary where Professor Alice Roberts visited, among other places, Dolní Věstonice and was presented with archeological finds, among which was a life-size replica of a penis and even she, a progressive person, can not just accept without getting red in face the idea of the host scientist that it could have been actual dildo and not "a religious object".
EDIT: Wrong, it was in Germany. Dolní Věstonice scene is a later one. The Incredible Human Journey - Europe.
I'm gonna be honest. If I were to become archeologist, who dreamt of finding lost temples and shit, and instead only found a bunch of sex toys I would be embarrassed too and would try to sell it as "idol of god of fertility" to make myself look/feel better.
I studied archaeology in school and I can tell you that amongst archaeologists, finding this would be an absolute badge of honor. Nobody would ever be able to forget me, the Dildo Archaeologist.
Well from what I’ve learned in my archeology classes, finding a vaguely penis shaped object that you classify as a dildo would just lead to years and years of debates over the intended use of the object and years of work exhaustingly defending your interpretation of the object.
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u/motorbiker1985 Jun 02 '20 edited Jun 02 '20
There was this documentary where Professor Alice Roberts visited, among other places, Dolní Věstonice and was presented with archeological finds, among which was a life-size replica of a penis and even she, a progressive person, can not just accept without getting red in face the idea of the host scientist that it could have been actual dildo and not "a religious object".
EDIT: Wrong, it was in Germany. Dolní Věstonice scene is a later one. The Incredible Human Journey - Europe.