Stone Age erotic art found in Germany

[n2doc]

RESEARCHERS in Germany have discovered Stone Age cave art in the country for the first time including carvings of nude women that may have been used in fertility rites.

Archaeologists working for the Bavarian State Office for Historical Preservation came upon the primitive engravings in a cave near the southern city of Bamberg after decades searching, a spokeswoman for the authority said.

The spokeswoman, Beate Zarges, confirmed a report to appear in the weekly newspaper Die Zeit that the engravings were believed to be around 12,000 years old, which would make them the first Stone Age artwork ever found in Germany.

"They include schematic depictions of women's bodies and unidentifiable symbols, among other things," she said.

The ancient artists appear to have taken their inspiration for the erotic images from rock formations in the caves resembling breasts and penises and then carved the images in the walls of the cave, Ms Zarges said.


Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/stone-age-erotic-art-found-in-germany/story-e6frfku0-1226098765197

http://www.zeit.de/2011/30/A-Hoehlenmalerei-Deutschland

[BlueJazz]

1. Those are two of the filthiest pictures I've ever seen.

[lob1]

3. The group of rocks having sex was totally uncalled for.

[BlueJazz]

4. ...and least we know where the term "Get your rocks off" came from.

:spank: :spank:

[wtmusic]

2. That poor guy looks like he hasn't had sex in a while...

it can play tricks on your imagination.

This fresco from Pompeii makes it fairly explicit.

[Ter]

7. Wow, I honestly didn't knows guys when down on women 1,000's of years ago

I always assumed it became popular in the 70's.

[wtmusic]

9. She doesn't look like she's enjoying it much

It's taken a couple of millennia to perfect the technique. :)

[Confusious]

5. Porn

The oldest form of art.

[mopinko]

10. yeah. i tear my hair out when i see this "fertility"

shit. religious bias, imho.
it's just porn. full stop.

[Tyrs WolfDaemon]

6. Proof the Geology is the greatest!

Geologists make the Bed-Rock!
We study cross-bed injections, volcanic ejecta, geyser eruptions, you name a geologic feature/process and it is most likely related to porn.

Then you get the awesome Hydrogeologists (which is what I did :evilgrin: )
- we probe holes for moisture
- we routinely conduct pump tests
- we get to use cool toys like the Suction Lysimeter!


The wonderful world of geology, who needs porn!

edit: I forgot to mention that we routinely make measurements of Head (hydraulic)!

[laconicsax]

8. Well of course they're going to carve that stuff into a giant stone vagina.

Oh, and obligatory SMBC:

http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1741#comic