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Hadrian's Wall: Wooden 'Roman s@x toy' found in Northumberland The wooden object was found among dozens of shoes and other accessories in a ditch A wooden object found at a Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall initially thought to be a sewing tool may have been a 2nd Century s@x toy. Experts say the object, found in a ditch at Vindolanda, may be the earliest example of a wooden phallus found anywhere in the ex-Roman empire. However, they said they had not ruled out it could have been a good luck symbol or a tool to grind ingredients. It was first thought to be a darning tool and found with dozens of shoes. Accessories and other small tools - along with leather off-cuts - were also found with it at the site, near Hexham in Northumberland. 'Smooth at both ends' However, experts from Newcastle University and University College Dublin say they now believe the object, which measures about 6.2in (16cm), might have had a more intimate use. When they analysed it ...