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      <title><![CDATA[The phallus that had been hidden in the thermal baths of Caldes de Montbui]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/56e7a1ac-a1b9-4a2a-b2b1-4fd17a073838_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0_x743y1097.jpg" /></p><p>The Roman baths of Caldes have been studied and searched hundreds of times, but no one had seen two small gold jewels hidden between the tile gaps of the large pool, which is open to the public and where guided tours are organized. Four years ago—the discovery has not been made public to date—during the restoration of the baths, a chain and a pendant representing a phallus were found, a symbol, in ancient Roman times, of fertility and prosperity, as well as protection against adversity. "When the baths were restored in 1959, a mortar was used that we wouldn't use now because it causes a lot of dampness. We have carried out several restorations to eliminate it, and in 2021, a chain emerged from behind this mortar, and a few centimeters away, the phallic-shaped pendant. It had been there for nearly two thousand years," said director of Thermalia, Caldes de Montbui Museum.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sílvia Marimon]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 Oct 2025 13:43:29 +0000]]></pubDate>
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