Archaeologists said the object’s purpose was easy to identify because it retained “traces of wear.”
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 Medieval Spain.
This fortification was one of over 130 castles and towers destroyed during the Irmandiño revolts of the 15th century, in which peasants rose up against the ruling class,Peña-Pascual said the object’s purpose was easy to identify because it retained “traces of wear on one side compatible with its use as a sharpening stone.”
“The context in which we find the stone penis is that of a fortress destroyed during an anti-seigneurial revolt,” she said. A seigneurial is the territory held by a feudal lord.
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