February
19
/ 2021
When archaeologists pieced together a broken millstone they were shocked to find an ancient Roman phallus carving. Experts say that the Roman phallus decoration is both “highly significant” and rare. The broken millstone bearing the ancient carving was discovered during major roadworks between Cambridge and Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, England between 2017 and 2018. It is just one of more than 300 examples of hand mills and millstones that were discovered during the work. Cambridgeshire Live reports that the broken millstone was only recently put back together, which was when the Roman phallus was discovered. Archaeologists say that it is very rare for experts to find a Romano-British millstone bearing this kind of carving. Dr. Ruth Shaffrey, from Oxford Archaeology, explained
