Rock found to be prehistoric toy hedgehog[UK]

Metro ^ | 08 Oct 2008 | Metro

[BGHater]

It may look like a grubby bit of rock but this ancient carving has caused a stir among archaeologists and hedgehog lovers.

It is a prehistoric toy hedgehog and was unearthed from a three-year-old child's grave at Stonehenge in Wiltshire.

Thought to be about 2,500 years old, it is the earliest known depiction of a hedgehog in Britain.

'Amid the aura of gloom that surrounds Stonehenge, it comes as a beam of light to find a child's toy,' said archaeologist Dennis Price.

A rock found is believed to be a prehistoric toy hedgehog for a child

[BGHater]

Ping. Pet Rock.

[cripplecreek]

There’s a sucker born every millennium.

[JSteff]

Oh yeah, now that you mention it and showed it to us, certainly it has to be a toy.

Then again how do we know it was not some high level form of communication? A rock to you and me, but maybe an invitation to dinner for them. "Oh and bring some A1 sauce sweetie, I ran out last night."

[Riley]

**Dinsdale!**

[count-your-change]

Imagine! A stone hedgehog from Stone Henge, from stone henge hog to sonic hegehog, now that’s progress!

[SunkenCiv]

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[Daffynition]

So you don't want to buy my soap dispenser then, eh?

[Buck W.]

It’s Spiny Norman!

[The KG9 Kid]

Hedgehog? Hardly.

That's a Druidic football cleat found outside of Stonehenge Stadium.

[Moose4]

But always remember, the hedgehog can never be buggered.

}:-)4

[Sacajaweau]

An archeologist with a toy fetish.

Wonder what his GRANT amounts to...

[I see my hands]

Math is hard!

[1rudeboy]

Looks like prehistoric Lego to me.

[Grut]

But always remember, the hedgehog can never be buggered.

...at all.

[coolbreeze]

That sure is one mighty ugly toy hedgehog...my,my...

[cripplecreek]

I'm just wondering what 2500 years worth of royalties look like.

[Daffynition]

ROFLOL ...

[tbw2]

The kids’ version of a wooden tool Daddy used. Or kid version of Mommy’s meat tenderizer.

[unbiasedtruth]

My girl Snuggles was reading about this earlier this evening.