Oldest toy in Britain
The carved animal figure above may be the oldest child's toy in Britain. Archaeologists from the University of Bristol found it last month near Stonhehnge and think it's at least 2,000 years old. They dug it out of a young child's grave. There is some debate about whether the toy is a pig or hedgehog.
The Bronze Age figurine was likely made as a toy or in memory of the baby being stillborn or dying in infancy, archaeologist (Joshua Pollard) said..."Britain's Oldest Toy Found Buried With Stonehenge Baby?"
Evidence of toys during this period in British history is "extremely scant," Pollard said.
"In fact, it's very rare to find any kind of representational art in British prehistory–almost to the extent where you get the impression there's a bit of a taboo on making images of animals or people."
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