A new study argues that ancient rattles unearthed in Syria aren’t musical instruments, but toys used to entertain infants.

One of the oldest known baby rattles was found in an infant burial in northern Mesopotamia, dating to the Ubaid period ...

This represents the largest collection of clay rattles of its kind from that period, according to France 24. The toys, difficult to recognize due to being discovered in fragments during ...

In the ancient city of Hama, Syria, parents thousands of years ago went through the same motions as those today. Getty Images/iStock Photo In an ancient city in western Syria, the remains of an ...

Bronze Age potters working in the city of Hama in current-day Syria appear to have sold more than just cups, bowels, and ...

Playground slides, park swings, mall play structures, kindergarten climbing sets -- these childhood favorites all belong to a ...

The Santori Public Library in downtown Aurora is offering visitors a chance to relive their childhood as well as celebrate ...

Playground slides, park swings, mall play structures, kindergarten climbing sets -- these childhood favorites all belong ...