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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Archaeologists discover bizarre artefact from long-lost fertility ritual

A first-of-its-kind painted dog penis bone has been discovered in a Roman quarry shaft in Surrey, an artefact that archaeologists suspect was used in a long-lost fertility ritual.

The 13ft deep limestone shaft in Surrey’s Ewell area was found in 2015 and excavations at the first century AD site have since unearthed a trove of ancient human and animal bones.

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