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    Dec 03, 2020 2 minutes

    EGYPTIAN MARBLES c.4000 BCE

    One of the earliest known examples of a toy are the marbles found in tombs for Ancient Egyptian children. The small round objects could well date back even further.

    c.4000 BCE

    c.3000 BCE

    BOARD GAMES c.3000 BCE

    Board games are already a popular pastime of the ancient world with one, the Royal Game of Ur, being a precursor to what we would now call backgammon.

    YO-YO 440 BCE

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