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Ancient Toys

Posted on 18 May 2010. Tags: all kinds of games, ancient empires, ancient roman empire, Ancient Toys, archaeological sites, Board game, Board games, Decline of the Roman Empire, greeks and roman, india games, large metal hoop, mental picture, metal hoop, Roman Empire, roman toys, swords shields, Trochus, war games, wax dolls, wooden swords

What people would consider as more modern types of play can be traced back as far as 3,000 years ago to the games and toys that people of the ancient empires played with. The toys that the Greeks and Roman’s played with don’t vary by much from what kinds of toys kids continue to play with today. There are some toys that seem to be simply timeless, and you’ll find that a lot of the toys and game that kids today play have been played by every generation before them. Read the full story

Tags: Board games, large metal hoop, mental picture, swords shields, ancient roman empire, wooden swords, metal hoop, ancient empires, Decline of the Roman Empire, war games, Roman Empire

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Prehistoric Toys

Posted on 18 May 2010. Tags: ancient egypt, archaeological sites, beginning of agriculture, Board game, doll toys, Finding shelter, free time, nomadic tribes, own technology, playing games, playing sports, prehistoric ages, prehistoric periods, prehistoric times, Prehistoric Toys, small toys, tomb of King Tut

Very little is known about the kinds of toys people played with before the beginnings of recorded history. Small toys have been found here and there, along with trinkets, idols, and even dolls that could have been the beginnings of what we would consider toys. Read the full story