{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60032060-080e-42c5-ac26-f93fc2b4d612/6421bae9cd1d610011b42990?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Pestle or Sex Toy? The Roman 'Dildo'","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6215faef4b795a5d1ffd3b62/1647338597774-a2404f1ce8cc1a6d2c15dc1705392021.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>You may have seen the news that archaeologists have been reassessing a phallic object from Vindolanda Roman Fort in the north of Britain.</p><p><br></p><p>How does the saying go ... \"If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.\" Do you think this counts for d*cks too?</p><p><br></p><p>Today, Kate is talking to Rob Collins to find out how we can prove what an ancient artefact was actually used for.</p><p><br></p><p>*WARNING there are adult words and themes in this episode*</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Charlotte Long and Sophie Gee. Mixed by Joseph Knight</p><p><br></p><p>Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal &amp; Society. A podcast by History Hit.</p><p><br></p><p>For more History Hit content, subscribe to our newsletters <a href=\"https://www.historyhit.com/sign-up-to-history-hit/?utm_source=timelinenewsletter&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=Timeline+Podcast+Campaign\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here.</a>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"History Hit"}