Peña explained that although sharpening stones are commonly found in medieval sites, those artifacts tend to take other forms. The archaeologists discerned the object’s use by noticing a ...

A carved stone penis found buried in the rubble of a demolished medieval Spanish tower was likely used to sharpen weapons. Archaeologists with Arbore Arqueoloxía, an archaeology cooperative ...

For years, scientists believed these artifacts may have served as calendars or tools used to sharpen ... the medieval discs ...

They believe the "strange find" can been interpreted as a sharpening stone, possibly for sharpening weapons. The medieval Tower of Meira dates from the 14th century and was completely demolished ...

Arbore S.Coop.Galega Archaeologists working on the site have found artifacts such as pottery pieces or stone spindles ... Phallic symbolism isn’t common in medieval contexts, experts said.

Mysterious medieval stone disks unearthed in Ukraine were likely ... used by local communities as either calendars or as tools to sharpen objects or make jewellery. “These disks have been ...

A recent study, focused on a set of medieval stone disks found in Ukraine ... Previous interpretations of these objects have ranged from calendars to needle-sharpening devices, but the new study ...

Archaeologists working on the site have found artifacts such as pottery pieces or stone spindles ... said it is less common in finds from the medieval era. Despite their erotic and obscene ...