Iron age people were emotionally attached to objects, research shows

[Backseat Driver]

2. Strange indeed...that emotional human limbic system...

I've got someone else's little flexible plastic anime doll that I found 13 years ago, and I secreted it behind the outdoor fence post should the owner come looking for it; no one did. She's now the protector of my "north 40 inches" garden. Her colors are fading fast; she's lost her facial features, but she represents my "new start" at this location. I can't bear to remove her from her place and toss this old, small faded dolly.