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玩具是每个人一生中必不可少的，它伴随我们度过无忧无虑的童年，又在我们成年以后给予我们心灵上的慰籍和美好的回忆。近年来随着“收藏热”的兴起，很多人也开始收集老玩具。那么世界上最古老的玩具在哪里呢？
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A carved animal figurine found buried alongside a prehistoric（史前的） baby at Stonehenge（石器时代） may represent Britain's earliest known toy, researchers say.[文章版权 禁止转载:考试与评价 F"4GUUX ax6M
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The unique chalk relic of a hedgehog or pig, thought to be at least 2,000 years old, was unearthed in September near the stone monument on southern England's Salisbury Plain.
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Evidence of toys during this period in British history is "extremely scant," researchers said.
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"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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The young child's grave, tentatively dated to between 800 B.C. to 20 B.C., included a pottery vessel, which may have contained food intended for the child's journey to the afterlife, the team said.
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A pile of stones had been placed over the animal's head, indicating a sacrificial burial.
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While it's possible the two infants were human sacrifices, more than likely they died naturally.
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The newfound artifact "is, as far as we know, without parallel," according to Stonehenge expert Mike Pitts, editor of British Archaeology magazine（英国考古学杂志）.
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Pitts agrees that it appears to have been "made for a child as a personal toy."
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However he strongly disagrees with those who say it depicts a hedgehog.
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"I would say it's without doubt a pig," said Pitts, who noted that both domestic and wild pigs were widespread in the region at the time.
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Later, from the start of the Iron Age in Britain, between 700 and 800 B.C., animal figurines become relatively commonplace, Pitts added.
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"And once we get into historical times, we know the pig is quite important in Celtic mythology（凯尔特人神话）, though not—to my knowledge—hedgehogs（刺猬类）," he said.
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