Krylasova N.B.

Key words: Middle Ages, Rodanovo culture, Perm Krai, Rozhdestvenskoye settlement, horn hatchets, children’s toys.
In 2010–2011 two ornamented stone hatchets were found at Rozhdestvenskoye settlement in Perm Krai. In shape, the items replicate real multipurpose and battle axes, and are a unique find for the Cis-Urals region. It is very likely the hatchets were children’s toys. Together with other objects of the same category they help to reconstruct the process of child-rearing and education in ancient times.