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 ...

An ancient Roman object thought to have been a darning tool could have been a dildo, scholars said. It was first thought to be used in darning, as it was found near clothes and shoes. But ...

The sword in the penis stone. Phallic-shaped objects apparently weren’t always just for sexual pleasure: Spanish archaeologists have found a stone penis that may have been used to sharpen weapons in ...

Since the age of the Romans, a lot has changed. Aqueducts have been replaced with sewer systems and indoor plumbing. Gladiator battles have been replaced by the National Football League. Even the ...

Odds are good you read at least one of the umpteen media stories last month about a possible 2,000-year-old “dildo” unearthed near the remains of a Roman auxiliary fort in the UK called Vindolanda.

Two scholars in England and Ireland have identified what may be the first-known Ancient Roman dildo. For 40 years, the 2nd-century wooden object was considered a sewing and knitting tool. In a ...

A carving of a phallus in a rock would probably seem like the handiwork of a bored youth today, but such imagery was especially common in ancient Greece and Rome as a symbol of good luck rather than a ...