Photo: The warriors at Vermelhossa (Vila nova de Foz Coa, Portugal) struggling with decorated genitals/Javier AnguloMen in prehistoric Europe manipulated their privates with body art and piercings in ritual and to just fit in.
Men in prehistoric Europe scarred, pierced and tattooed their penises, likely for ritualistic and social group reasons, according to a new study.
Analysis of phallic decorations in Paleolithic art, described in the December issue of The Journal of Urology, may also show evidence of the world's first known surgery performed on a male genital organ. The alteration, or surgery, might have just been for ornamental purposes, or a piercing, the researchers suggest.
Lead author Javier Angulo, chair of the Department of Urology at Hospital Universitario de Getafe in Spain, explains that, like today, tattooing and manipulation of body parts have always functioned as a way for people to express themselves.
"[People] may feel that scars are a written story on the skin," he said.
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Reference: Phallic Decoration in Paleolithic Art: Genital Scarification, Piercing and Tattoos. Javier C. Angulo, Marcos García-Díez, Marc Martínez. Journal of Urology, The Vol. 186, Issue 6, Pages 2498-2503, December 2011.
Related: 04-08-10. Diversidad y sentido de las representaciones masculinas fálicas paleolíticas de Europa Occidental (2006)
Men in prehistoric Europe scarred, pierced and tattooed their penises, likely for ritualistic and social group reasons, according to a new study.
Analysis of phallic decorations in Paleolithic art, described in the December issue of The Journal of Urology, may also show evidence of the world's first known surgery performed on a male genital organ. The alteration, or surgery, might have just been for ornamental purposes, or a piercing, the researchers suggest.
Lead author Javier Angulo, chair of the Department of Urology at Hospital Universitario de Getafe in Spain, explains that, like today, tattooing and manipulation of body parts have always functioned as a way for people to express themselves.
"[People] may feel that scars are a written story on the skin," he said.
...
Reference: Phallic Decoration in Paleolithic Art: Genital Scarification, Piercing and Tattoos. Javier C. Angulo, Marcos García-Díez, Marc Martínez. Journal of Urology, The Vol. 186, Issue 6, Pages 2498-2503, December 2011.
Related: 04-08-10. Diversidad y sentido de las representaciones masculinas fálicas paleolíticas de Europa Occidental (2006)
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