Both methods wouldn’t leave evidence on the bones themselves. These sacrifices, Green believes, are linked to fertility rituals. Many of the sacrificed animals are young or newborns, including ...

A first-of-its-kind painted dog penis bone has been discovered in a Roman quarry shaft in Surrey, an artefact that archaeologists suspect was used in a long-lost fertility ritual. The 13ft deep ...

At an ancient Roman quarry in Surrey, England, an oddly colored bone suggests it may have been used in a fertility ritual, researchers said. elliot via Unsplash Ahead of a development project at ...