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

There’s also a rattle ring and twisting and rotating balls that engage all your child’s senses. Built for toddlers, this shape sorter wooden toy ... gentle music soothes your baby at bedtime ...

A recent study by Dr. Georges Mouamar and his colleagues investigated the largest assemblage of securely identified rattles ...

These plush baby rattle toys feature soft cotton filling and can be hand washed. They don't play any sorts of music tones, but your baby can shake them to make sounds. Each hanging toy has a built ...

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

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

Instead, they were likely used as baby rattles ... back then it was rattles.” The handles themselves are small, fit to a child’s hand, again suggesting they were used as a toy as opposed ...