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Penis graffiti and explicit insult carved into ancient stone ‘raises eyebrows’ at Roman fort

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May 31, 2022

Archaeologists in the U.K. recently had their “eyebrows raised” when they discovered an X-rated carving on a stone at a Roman fort. The graffiti features a crude penis accompanied by a phrase that experts say translates to “the shitter” next to someone’s name, and it seems to have been etched out by a Roman soldier to insult a comrade.  

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