Dildo

:For the Canadian town, see Dildo, Newfoundland and Labrador.

History

Dildos have been used by humans for a very long time. Exactly how long is uncertain, but there is evidence of their use throughout the past 2000 years at least. It has been suggested that stone phallic batons found in the Gorge d'Enfer may have been used as Paleolithic dildos, although these artifacts are more often interpreted as spear-straighteners. A beautiful jade phallus, which may very well have been used as a dildo, and is reckoned by curators to be about 4000 years old, is currently on display in the Ancient Chinese Sex Culture Museum near Shanghai. Dildos are also mentioned, figuratively, in the Bible (see Ezekiel 16:17).

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Stone dildos have been recovered during archaeological digs. Dildos in one form or another have likely been present in society throughout history.

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