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Quotes from the Big Book - Leisure time What can we learn from artefacts?

This item is If you blow could you make it sound like a bird?bird shaped like a bird and is made out of terracotta baked clay. You blow into the hole to make a whistling sound. Children in Indus Valley would probably have used the toy like a whistle or a flute. It was played in
Think of more uses for a bird whistle! religious festivals by the children. Its size is 7.6 cm tall."

How and why can we classify (interpret) artefacts?

These artefacts are dice.They were made of terracotta baked clay and were probably used by children to play with. Children rolled the dice and whoever rolled the highest won. Men may have used them for Yes, there is more than one way to think about evidence! gambling. They are white, brown and red. They are 3 to 3.8 cm squared.

This is a baby's rattle. Who do you think made it? What else did children have to play with ? It is made from terracotta baked clay with little holes in it. It had small bits of clay inside it to make it rattle. A similar idea is used for modern rattles. Why do people give them to babies?