Risqué relic: what archaeologists dug up in Gdańsk

The lot of an archaeologist may seem to be a boring one - painstakingly sifting through layers accumulated over the ages, only sometimes to be rewarded with a find that is different from the usual piece of pottery or ancient coin.

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But that’s not always the case. One uncovered object suggests that in the 18th century the citizens of the Baltic city of Gdańsk were a worldly crowd and liked to indulge themselves, including in the pleasures of the flesh... 

Elżbieta Krajewska talks to Marcin Fedoruk from the Archeological Museum in Gdańsk