{"id":3379,"date":"2023-06-13T13:13:13","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T13:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/2023\/06\/13\/archaeologists-uncover-a-huge-phallic-stone-during-excavations-of-viking-burials-in\/"},"modified":"2023-06-13T13:13:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T13:13:13","slug":"archaeologists-uncover-a-huge-phallic-stone-during-excavations-of-viking-burials-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/archaeologists-uncover-a-huge-phallic-stone-during-excavations-of-viking-burials-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Archaeologists uncover a huge phallic stone during excavations of Viking burials in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"js-article-text\" wp_automatic_readability=\"91.82254697286\">\n<h2>Rock hard! Archaeologists uncover a huge phallic stone during excavations of Viking burials in Sweden<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>The team discovered a large stone measuring around 19.6 inches (50cm) high<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>The stone features &#8216;carved lines&#8217; that clearly show it was meant to depict a penis\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-222\/shivali-best.html\" class=\"author\" rel=\"noopener\">Shivali Best For Mailonline<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/follow?screen_name=shivalibest&#038;tw_p=followbutton\" class=\"twitter-follow-author\"><span class=\"follow-author\"><\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2023-06-13T13:48:22+0100\"> 08:48 EDT, 13 June 2023 <\/time> <\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/sciencetech\/none\/article\/other\/para_top.html --> <!-- CWV --><!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-async-bundle\/6.52.7\/articleDefer.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--> <!--[if IE]>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/registration--.css\" media=\"screen\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.16.0\/registration--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--><!--[if IE]>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all1-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-sync-bundle\/8.34.0\/desktop.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.16.0\/all--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.16.0\/all1--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--><!--[if gte IE 8]><!--> <link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"screen\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-fff\/2.4.1\/styles\/fff.css\" \/> <!--<![endif]-->  <!--[if IE 8]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if IE 9]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if IE]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]> -->  <!--<![endif]--><\/p>\n<p>   <!-- SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3.\n    Copyright 1997-2009 Omniture, Inc. More info available at\n    http:\/\/www.omniture.com -->  <\/p>\n<p>         <!-- End SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3. -->  <!--[if IE]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]> -->   <!--<![endif]--><!--[if IE]>\n  \n  <noscript><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/gunther-2159\/video_bundle--.css\"><\/noscript>\n  \n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]> --> <link rel=\"preload\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/videoplayer\/6.21.1\/styles\/mol-fe-videoplayer.min.css\" as=\"style\" onload=\"this.rel=\" stylesheet=\"\" \/> <noscript><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/videoplayer\/6.21.1\/styles\/mol-fe-videoplayer.min.css\" \/><\/noscript>  <!-- <![endif]-->   <!-- CWV --><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" wp_automatic_readability=\"80.410522672205\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Archaeologists were in for a surprise during excavations of Viking burials in Tystberga, <a target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/sweden\/index.html\" id=\"mol-943ecb70-09e8-11ee-8d41-3724aa9841c2\" rel=\"noopener\">Sweden<\/a>, this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The team discovered a large stone measuring around 19.6 inches (50cm) high that had been shaped to look like a phallus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The stone features &#8216;carved lines&#8217; that clearly show it was meant to depict a penis, according to Rebecka Jonsson, an archaeologist from Mission Archaeology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Speaking to <a target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"class\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/svt.se\/nyheter\/lokalt\/sormland\/overraskande-utgravningsfyndet-en-snoppsten-fran-vikingatiden\">SVT<\/a>, she said: &#8216;At first glance, it might just look like an oblong stone standing up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;But if you look closely, you will see a number of elements that show that it is indeed a stone that has been modified to look like a penis.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\" wp_automatic_readability=\"11\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8d326f759e5f7ae7\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/06\/13\/12\/72078091-12189523-Archaeologists_were_in_for_a_surprise_during_excavations_of_Viki-a-102_1686654450442.jpg\" height=\"472\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Archaeologists were in for a surprise during excavations of Viking burials in Tystberga, Sweden, this month. The team discovered a large stone measuring around 19.6 inches (50cm) high that had been shaped to look like a phallus.\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8d326f759e5f7ae7\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/06\/13\/12\/72078091-12189523-Archaeologists_were_in_for_a_surprise_during_excavations_of_Viki-a-102_1686654450442.jpg\" height=\"472\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Archaeologists were in for a surprise during excavations of Viking burials in Tystberga, Sweden, this month. The team discovered a large stone measuring around 19.6 inches (50cm) high that had been shaped to look like a phallus.\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Archaeologists were in for a surprise during excavations of Viking burials in Tystberga, Sweden, this month. The team discovered a large stone measuring around 19.6 inches (50cm) high that had been shaped to look like a phallus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\" wp_automatic_readability=\"10\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\" style=\"height: auto;\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-9b220691bd0afd4b\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/06\/13\/12\/72078093-12189523-The_stone_features_carved_lines_that_clearly_show_it_was_meant_t-a-104_1686654458269.jpg\" height=\"642\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The stone features 'carved lines' that clearly show it was meant to depict a penis, according to Rebecka Jonsson, an archaeologist from Mission Archaeology.\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-9b220691bd0afd4b\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/06\/13\/12\/72078093-12189523-The_stone_features_carved_lines_that_clearly_show_it_was_meant_t-a-104_1686654458269.jpg\" height=\"642\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The stone features 'carved lines' that clearly show it was meant to depict a penis, according to Rebecka Jonsson, an archaeologist from Mission Archaeology.\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The stone features &#8216;carved lines&#8217; that clearly show it was meant to depict a penis, according to Rebecka Jonsson, an archaeologist from Mission Archaeology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"art-ins mol-factbox sciencetech floatRHS\" data-version=\"2\" id=\"mol-1af55e80-09db-11ee-84b5-7316c2a1af75\" data-permabox-url=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-12189523\/Archaeologists-uncover-huge-phallic-stone-excavations-Viking-burials-Sweden.html\" wp_automatic_readability=\"9.5095367847411\">\n<h3 class=\"mol-factbox-title\">The phallus: An image of strength and virility<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ins cleared mol-factbox-body\" wp_automatic_readability=\"37.662337662338\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Phallic emblems are found on a wide range of Roman objects, from amulets to frescoes to mosaics to lamps.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They were symbols intended to bring good luck and ward off evil spirits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">As the ancient author Pliny attests, even babies and soldiers wore such charms to invite divine protection.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"class\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/255087#:~:text=Phallic%20emblems%20are%20found%20on,charms%20to%20invite%20divine%20protection.\">Source: Met Museum<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The team found the unusual rock during excavations of Viking graves and residential buildings in Tystberga.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;During the examination of a grave, a very special finding was made,&#8217; the team wrote on its Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The stone was placed in the centre of one grave, almost like a tombstone, according to the researchers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Often they are interpreted with notions of fertility, where residual stones marked man&#8217;s graves and tombstone women&#8217;s graves,&#8217; the team explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Based on this connection, the remaining stones have therefore generally been adopted to symbolize eroded penises.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Their initial analysis suggests the stone was carved from marble from a local quarry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;There are also chopped or carved lines and at the top a pit, and overall, it is difficult to misunderstand what you wanted the stone to emulate,&#8217; the team joked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The news comes shortly after researchers discovered a strange wooden artefact at the Roman fort of Vindolanda that they believe <a target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-11763623\/6-3in-long-wooden-object-Roman-Vindolanda-used-SEX-TOY-2-000-years-ago.html\" rel=\"noopener\">may have been used during sex<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\" wp_automatic_readability=\"10\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7d66a989fb29ede\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/06\/13\/12\/72078089-12189523-image-a-118_1686654748982.jpg\" height=\"550\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The stone was placed in the centre of one grave, almost like a tombstone, according to the researchers\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" \/> <\/div>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7d66a989fb29ede\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/06\/13\/12\/72078089-12189523-image-a-118_1686654748982.jpg\" height=\"550\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The stone was placed in the centre of one grave, almost like a tombstone, according to the researchers\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The stone was placed in the centre of one grave, almost like a tombstone, according to the researchers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The object was found alongside dozens of shoes and dress accessories, which meant it was initially thought to be a darning tool.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, a new analysis suggests that the life-size object &#8211; measuring 6.3 inches long &#8211; was actually used as a sexual implement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Speaking to MailOnline, Dr Rob Collins, one of the authors of the study, said: &#8216;If the object is a sex toy, we believe it could be the oldest example from Britain.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>            <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/sciencetech\/none\/article\/other\/inread_player.html --><\/p>\n<div class=\"column-content cleared\">\n<div class=\"shareArticles\">\n<h3 class=\"social-links-title\">Share or comment on this article: <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>            <ad-slot position=\"smart_feed\"><\/ad-slot><\/p>\n<p>            <ad-slot position=\"after_article\"><\/ad-slot><\/p>\n<p>            <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/sciencetech\/none\/article\/other\/mpu_comment_desktop_1.html?id=mpu_comment_desktop_1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-12189523\/Archaeologists-uncover-huge-phallic-stone-excavations-Viking-burials-Sweden.html?ns_mchannel=rss&#038;ns_campaign=1490&#038;ito=1490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rock hard! 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