Gender characteristics, not only female, but also male, played an important role in the symbolism of a person at the stage of the settlement of Homo sapiens in Asia, scientists say.
An international group of archaeologists discovered a 42,000-year-old graphite artifact during excavations in Northern Mongolia. This was reported by the press service of the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, writes Scientific Reports.
Scientists say that this is the oldest three-dimensional image of the phallus, which was used as a pendant.
“To date, this product is the oldest image of a phallus in Eurasia and the only three-dimensional phallic pendant of the Paleolithic era in the world. It was found in a layer dating back to 42,000 years ago. So, the gender signs, not only female, but also male, played an important role in human symbolism at the stage of the spread of Homo sapiens in Asia and their violation of Neanderthals and Dennisians,” says Evgeny Rybin, a lead researcher at IAET SB RAS.
The researchers found that the artifact was made of graphite.
Recall that early archaeologists discovered a necropolis near Naples.
Source: korrespondent
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