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  1. Putting the Sex Back in Wessex: The Scandalous Reign of Queen Elgiva & Her Clash with a Demon-Fighting Bishop

    ... (Public Domain/Deriv) By   Charles Christian Putting the Sex Back in Wessex: The Scandalous Reign of Queen Elgiva & ...

    Charles Christian - 04/09/2017 - 15:35

  2. Sex, Scandal, and Allure: The Erotic Art of Shun-ga from Edo to Early Modern Japan

    ... perspectives - male, female, heterosexual, and same-sex...” As with all good literature (even erotic ... topic of sexuality and the exploration of sensual acts. Sex and shun-ga was openly discussed between his wife, his ... Clark, T., Et al. 2014. Shunga: Sex and Pleasure in Japanese Art . Brill/ Hotei Publishing. ...

    B. B. Wagner - 21/07/2019 - 22:08

  3. Fingerprints Overturn Ideas On Women In Ancient Native American Society – But What About The Third Sex?

    ... pottery were used by researchers to determine the likely sex of the potter. ( John Kantner / UNF) The team assumed ... the finding, “suggests that the contributions of each sex varied over time and even among different social groups ... of pressure that they applied and other factors. A Third Sex? It is also thought that gender in Chaco society was not ...

    Ed Whelan - 04/06/2019 - 18:58

  4. Anglo-Saxon Cemetery Secrets Unlocked on BBC's 'Digging for Britain'

    In an exciting development in the world of archaeology, a new episode of BBC's "Digging for Britain" is set to showcase the recent discovery of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in rural Lincolnshire, in the east of England. The episode, airing on Tuesday, 9 January at 8 pm, will highlight a range of artifacts unearthed during the construction of Viking Link, the world's longest land and subsea interconnector.

    Gary Manners - 09/01/2024 - 16:54

  5. High Status Skeletal Find of “Ivory Man” in Valencia Turns out To Be “Ivory Lady”

    ... that the Ivory Man is in fact, female! Determining the Sex of Ancient Bones Using Tooth Enamel “We didn’t not ... employed a new molecular method to confirm the skeleton's sex as part of a broader study. This revelation about the ... of Sevilla ) The novel technique employed to determine the sex of ancient bones, first introduced in 2017, involves ...

    Sahir - 07/07/2023 - 18:52

  6. Khajuraho: The Sexiest Temples in India

    ... meant to celebrate all aspects of human life, including sex. Only about 10 percent of the temples’ artwork is ... Hindu and Jain cultures did not frown upon women enjoying sex. Sexual pleasure was considered an art form, the Kama ... by both genders. “Hinduism has traditionally considered sex an essential part of life, which could be why the ...

    Kerry Sullivan - 19/12/2019 - 12:56

  7. The Failed Sex God: The Horned God Pan and His Unrequited Lusts

    ... of Wanton Lust It is almost impossible to separate Pan and sex. He is a lusty god and the patron of sex for the sake of lust and physical satisfaction. True to ... erection tells us that he was a sexual god, although not sex in the ways that were deemed “acceptable” to society. ...

    MartiniF - 08/05/2017 - 15:41

  8. Builders Unearth 50 Skeletons from a Roman Burial in Britain

    Construction workers in Britain have unearthed a large Roman-era cemetery. The burials are of an unusual type and show dramatic changes in the funerary customs of locals in the 1st century AD.

    Ed Whelan - 07/01/2020 - 22:56

  9. This Ancient Egyptian Papyrus is the Oldest Known Account of Sexual Assault in the Workplace

    Back in 1200 BC, a man named Paneb was accused of corruption and sexual assault and those charges likely cost him his job. His crimes were recorded on an ancient Egyptian papyrus and have been known about for decades, but the current social climate has brought his terrible acts back to light.

    Alicia McDermott - 13/04/2018 - 02:02

  10. Why is a Love Poem Full of Sex in the Bible?

    ... are anything but vanilla. It’s not just the emphasis on sex that makes the text unusual. The Song of Songs is the ... a mention of God The Bible includes other references to sex – including graphic depictions of  sexual violence . ... published under the title ‘ Why is a love poem full of sex in the Bible? Readers have been struggling with the Song ...

    ancient origins - 14/02/2023 - 01:00

  11. Is this ‘Temple of Fertility’ in Peru Really a Giant Collection of Stone Penises, or is it a Phallic Fallacy?

    ... Ancient Origins article , many early cultures associated sex with supernatural forces and religious architecture ... Temple, Delos Island, Greece, and dated to around 300 BC. Sex Symbols of the Ancient World: Top Ten Sexually Explicit ... Jain temples in Madhya Pradesh comprised of purpose built sex temples and carnal chambers. Every square inch of wall ...

    Theodoros Karasavvas - 20/06/2017 - 02:03

  12. Prostitution, One of History’s Oldest Professions!

    ... and shepherds predate prostitution – the sale of sex traces back to time immemorial. The Ancient Near East and ... word to sell, pernemi . Ancient Greece had a thriving sex trade, in which both men and women often worked as ... ancient Greece has similarities and differences with the sex work trade today. Source: Public Domain Top prostitutes, ...

    Robbie Mitchell - 03/12/2022 - 17:59

  13. Ancient Sex Curse Revealed: May Your Penis Hurt When You Make Love!

    ... in Ancient Serbian Tombs Invoke Gods and Demons The Sacred Sex and Death Rites of the Ancient Mystery Groves 4th century ... regarding the nature of this curse: that Sime was likely a sex-worker or prostitute who Pausanias wished to have only ... "Sex curse found at ancient Cyprus site." 2008. Accessed ...

    Riley Winters - 24/02/2018 - 18:48

  14. The Sacred Band of Thebes: Elite Fighters… and Lovers!

    ... equal physical beauty and prowess.  Exposing the Secret Sex Lives of Famous Greeks and Romans in the Ancient World ... on both rulers, there would never be another same-sex coupled battalion. Instead,  soldiers  would remain ...

    B. B. Wagner - 02/06/2021 - 22:14

  15. The Book of Exposition and the Enigmatic English Bohemian

    ... in the 1880s. During this time in 19 th century England, sex was a taboo subject. Yet, in its perception of the sexual ... was that male ejaculation outside the confines of marital sex was due to ‘spermatorrhea’, and whoever was diagnosed ... in their mid-40’s. Archaeologists unearth 18th Century Sex Toy in Ancient Latrine in Poland Roman Law and the ...

    B. B. Wagner - 15/11/2019 - 19:08

  16. Ancient Origins Censored: Skeletons, Mummies and Naked Neanderthals Deemed Too Shocking to Publish

    We are being censored! With a Google report listing nearly one hundred violations for ‘shocking’ and ‘sexual content’, anyone would think we fall into the same category as LiveLeak. So, what is this shocking content we’ve been publishing? Skeletons, mummies, Roman statues and bare-chested depictions of Thor! Is this the future of the internet, where even Tutankhamun must hide his face?

    ancient-origins - 08/02/2019 - 18:39

  17. Bronze Age Graves Uncovered At Stonehenge During Tunnel Excavations

    Archaeologists digging at England’s controversial Stonehenge A303 tunnel site have unearthed Neolithic pottery, Bronze Age burials and a mysterious C-shaped enclosure.

    ashley cowie - 05/02/2021 - 21:58

  18. The Eye-opening Epitaph of Allia Potestas and her Perugian Ménage à Trois

    ... who were “also frequently described in antiquity as same-sex lovers,” according to Anise Strong in her book ... dated to around 79 BC, shows two men and a woman having sex. However, the domestic arrangement, which we assume was ... Love, sex and marriage in ancient Rome. ...

    ancient-origins - 25/07/2018 - 23:05

  19. Xōchipilli: Fun-Loving Aztec God of Sex, Drugs, and Music

    ... celebrations were often focused on human pleasure through sex, drugs, and alcohol anyways, prostitution at these events ... Xōchipilli: Fun-Loving Aztec God of Sex, Drugs, and Music ...

    Lex Leigh - 01/11/2022 - 00:49

  20. Researchers Want to Get the Dirt on How Much Neanderthals and Modern Humans had Sex

    Would you have sex with a Homo sapiens neanderthalensis if they hadn’t ... gone extinct? Your ancestors may have. Would you have sex with a Homo sapiens neanderthalensis if they hadn’t ... often the two types of human, modern and Neanderthal, had sex. The Guardian reports the earliest known sexual relations ...

    Mark Miller - 05/01/2017 - 21:49

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