A 16 cm wooden penis: this is the 2,000-year-old Roman sex toy that British scientists have just identified

They have identified a

!

And it is from the second century, neither more nor less.

The point is that the researchers, after initially assuming that the object could have been a charm or symbol of good luck, a ritual ornament or even a grinding tool,

They were able to verify that both ends were much softer and, as was elucidated after the corresponding 3D scans that were carried out on the piece, they verified that it had been used (and quite a lot, apparently) over time, for

.

Found a ditch in Vindolanda, a fortress that guarded Hadrian's Wall, in England, scientists from the University of Newcastle and University College Dublin have suggested that this dildo or "diletto", the Italian word from which it comes and which means " pleasure", was

.

The news comes to my mind to do a little sex education and comment that the term '

, as these generally phallic-shaped 'toys' are popularly known, is not exactly the most appropriate due to its

Dildos

(the people around us should do that).

In addition, this name makes invisible the functionalities of its real use: the healthy obtaining of pleasure;

the natural reality of human desire;

the enjoyment of sex;

your successful practice;

the beauty of our sexuality and its enjoyment.

, always with respect, to benefit from its numerous benefits

Perhaps, after having deciphered the usefulness of this

we not only glimpse

, but we also realize that

.

The desire and the search for pleasure have accompanied humanity since the beginning of its existence.

Hence my motto is "sexuality is life" and I consider, as a professional in this field, that

.

But not only erotic, because otherwise, we could get sick, dysfunctional or suffer in many aspects.

Made of stone, tar, wood, bone, ivory (even teeth!), leather or other materials... Throughout history, all kinds of penis-shaped gadgets have been used and enough firm enough to be used for penetration.

All of them, surely, were highly desired in their time but

Much

and, above all, healthier, we can now find an offer with all kinds of 'little toys', made with approved materials, in various shapes, surprising colors and designs, infinite vibration modes, luxury, travel, for obtain fast and powerful orgasms almost without touching each other, with waves, lights and colors, even with movement to the rhythm of the music.

What is clear, as the discovery of the imposing Roman phallus has highlighted, is that we are not the inventors of sex toys, nor are we the most sexually liberated in the history of humanity.

And, on this aspect, I could tell you many things.

For example, almost 10 years ago, I found out about

that even today has not ceased to amaze me.

As a speaker at an international humor congress, I presented 'Let's do humor', a

in sexuality.

After listening to me, a fellow theologian told me about the Italian anthropologist and theologian Maria Caterina Jacobelli and her book 'The risus paschalis and the theological foundation of sexual pleasure' (Planet), a work that struck me so much that I even quoted it in my last book., 'Happy for life' (Kailas editorial).

In it, among many other curiosities, Jacobelli puts forward the theory that

even arguing it with historical facts.

One of them refers to a curious tradition of the Paschal liturgy, recorded centuries ago in German-speaking countries.

I will tell you in a very summarized way what seems to have happened.

On the last day of Holy Week -Easter Monday-, during mass,

-from my point of view-, although they lived it completely naturally, at It was a ritual that was repeated every year around those dates.

, getting to raise their skirts and show their genitals.

The one that was mounted, back in the 16th century (and that I am not going to tell you about in this report), was very fat.

After all this, the wooden penis, etc., I think it is very clear that

, but we also have a long way to go to create

.

Ana Sierra

is a psycho sexologist.

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