The world’s oldest toy dating back 7500 years is exhibited in Mardin, Turkey

The world’s oldest toy dating back 7500 years is exhibited in Mardin, Turkey

Archaeologists continuously explore to uncover ancient relics. Artifacts believed to have existed long before the Common Era are often unearthed. One of the oldest toys in the world, still preserved meticulously in a museum, is a toy car.

A toy car made of baked clay was discovered during surface searches at mound sites in the Kızıltepe District of Mardin (northern Kurdistan). It is the world’s oldest surviving toy, dating back to the Stone Age period around 5500 – 3000 BCE. Currently, this oldest toy car in the world is exhibited at the Mardin Museum in Turkey.

History Photos | The world's oldest surviving toy, dating back to the  Chalcolithic Period around 5500-3000 BC, is exhibited at the Mardin Museum,  Turkey... | Instagram

The world’s oldest toy car features a two-axle structure with four wheels. It is considered the earliest known evidence of a wheeled vehicle.

 

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