"In addition to being a symbolic representation of male genitalia, it was also at times used for knapping flints," explained Professor Nicholas Conard, from the department of Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology, at Tübingen University.
Or proving that cavemen were ahead of their time. Or much like many caveman inventions or discoveries that are still with us (fire/eating/sex/hitting things with blunt objects), it's just something that should be done.
Ancient underwear unearthed in cave
By Jonathan Amos
BBC News science reporter
Scientists discovered a strange sort of underwear dating back 28,000 years. It appears that it can be worn like modern underwear, but capable of holding a heavy object in the frontal region. Perhaps a flagpole of sorts suggesting tribe unity.
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