The Top 6 Penis Bones (Bacula) in Archaeology. What do they reveal about ancient humans & animals?

A story about humans, animals, and their wang bones. Created by Flint Dibble and Jonida Martini. If you liked this video, chip us a tip at Or support us by becoming a channel member or subscribing at Bibliography/Citations Bartosiewicz, L. and E. Gál. Shuffling Nags, Lame Ducks. The Archaeology of Animal Disease. Dibble, F. 2011. Diachronic Changes in Animal Use at Iron Age through Early Roman Knossos: Lifestyle and Economic Choices in a Changing Environment. MSc dissertation. University of Sheffield. Hartstone-Rose, A. et al. 2015. The Bacula of Rancho La Brea. Janssens, L. et al. 2018. A New Look at an Old Dog: Bonn-Oberkassel Reconsidered. Journal of Archaeological Science. Moore, C.R. A Macroscopic Investigation of Technological Style and the Production of Middle to Late Archaic Fishhooks at the Chiggerville, Read, and Baker Sites, Western Kentucky. Southeastern Archaeology. Münzel, S. et al. Sexual Symbol or Domestic Tool? The Use of Bear Bacula – An Assessment of the Archaeological and Ethnographic Record. Pionnier-Capitan, M. et al. 2011. New Evidence for Upper Palaeolithic Small Domestic Dogs in South-Western Europe. Journal of Archaeological Science. Rijkelijkhuizen, M. 2009. Whales, Walruses, and Elephants: Artisans in Ivory, Baleen, and Other Skeletal Materials in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Amsterdam. International Journal of Historical Archaeology. Stockley, P. The Baculum. Current Biology. (12) Tasikas et al. 2009. Baculum variation and allometry in the muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus): A case for sexual selection. Music Also Sprach Zarathustra. Composed by Richard Strauss. Conducted by Philip Milman. Lud and Schlatts Musical Emporium. CC BY 3.0. Am-F bayik bas gitar solo 70bpm. Composed and performed by Hüseyin Çinar Öztürk. Used with permission. Birthday Song for a Friend. Composed and performed by Hüseyin Çinar Öztürk. Used with permission. Echo Sclavi. By the Mini Vandals. YouTube Audio Library. Gypsy Stroll. By Aaron Lieberman. YouTube Audio Library. Sleazy Trombone Intro. By Camel7695. CC0. Zaman. Composed and performed by Hüseyin Çinar Öztürk. Used with permission. Keywords: Archaeology, Zooarchaeology, Baculum, Bacula, Humor, Educational, Science Communication, Scicomm, Animal Bones, Paleontology, Biology, History, Stone Age, Paleolithic Archaeology, Archaeological Science, Environmental Archaeology, La Brea Tar Pits, Athens, Knossos, Anderson Site Tennessee, Bonn-Oberkassel, Pont d’Ambon, Montespan