Mysterious Red-Painted Dog Penis Bone Found in Ancient Roman Shaft
The surprising artifact could be evidence of fertility rituals—or just one of history’s strangest good luck charms.
Ancient dog penis bone — stained red for Roman fertility ritual — found in UK quarry
Ellen Green, a postgraduate researcher with the University of Reading, analyzed “Quarry 1” from the Nescot site and found “it ...
Roman-era dog penis bone painted red discovered in ancient quarry shaft
A bio-archaeologist with the University of Reading, in the U.K., has found an ancient dog's red-painted penis bone along with ...