According to World Book Online, “The earliest known doll-like figures are wooden images found in Egyptian graves dating from about 2000 B.C.”(1) It should be noted, that there’s actually an even older articulated “puppet” that I wrote about last week. However, that item has not been classified by archaeologists as a “doll” per se. These, however, are actually called “paddle dolls” because they’re shaped, well, … Continue reading What’s the oldest doll on earth? An Egyptian paddle doll! #PaddleDoll #AncientHistory