Highly expressive ancient puppets found in Salvadorian pyramid
A collection of 2,400-year-old ceramic puppets found atop a Salvadorian pyramid are forcing archaeologists to rethink the ...
2,400-year-old ceramic dolls found on El Salvador pyramid. See their expressive faces
Polish archaeologists who were excavating a large pyramid in San Isidro, El Salvador, found a collection of items that ...
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Clay Puppets With Open Mouths and Detachable Heads That ‘Resemble Modern Toy Dolls’
The figurines were discovered in a largely unexcavated site in El Salvador. Some 2,400 years ago, they were controlled by ...
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Ancient puppets that smile or scowl hint at shared rituals
Clay figurines found on top of the remnants of a pyramid in what is now El Salvador might have been used in public ceremonies ...
Who made these unusual ancient ‘puppets’—and left them atop a pyramid?
The enigmatic people who created the figures may have shared cultural traditions with neighboring Maya and other ancient ...
Stunning 2,400-Year-Old Puppets Discovered In El Salvador Pyramid
Five prehistoric clay puppets with revolving heads have been discovered in El Salvador, a country in North America.
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2,400-year-old puppets with 'dramatic facial expression' discovered atop pyramid in El Salvador
These striking puppets suggest that Indigenous people in what is now El Salvador had rituals that were more connected to the ...
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2,400-year-old ceramic dolls found on El Salvador pyramid. See their expressive faces
Polish archaeologists who were excavating a large pyramid in San Isidro ... inevitably provokes an analogy with modern toy dolls. Clay is not a particularly practical material for toys, arguably ...