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 ...
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Puppets With 'Creepy' Facial Expressions Found in El Salvador Pyramid
The figures date back 2,400 years and seem to have been marionettes, worked with strings. All have expressions that change ...
Archaeologists Find Creepy 2,400-Year-Old Puppets Atop El Salvador Pyramid
Two archaeologists discovered the ceramic figurines—possibly used as puppets—at the top of a pyramid, and three of them have ...
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2,400-Year-Old Clay Puppets With Detachable Heads And Open Mouths Were Unearthed In El Salvador
At an archaeological site in El Salvador, researchers have unearthed a collection of ancient clay puppets. There were a total ...
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Ancient ‘Puppets’ Discovered atop El Salvador’s Pyramid Link Rituals Across Central America
Archaeologists in El Salvador have uncovered five ancient clay puppets atop a pyramid at San Isidro, suggesting a vast ...
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Archaeologists In El Salvador Find Clay Puppets With ‘Creepy’ Expressions Atop An Ancient Pyramid
In 2022, archaeologists were excavating ancient ruins in El Salvador when they came across five clay figurines atop 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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Archaeologists Discover Puppets Used in 2,400-Year-Old Rituals Atop Pyramid
The ceramic figurines, which date back to around 400 B.C., were found during excavations at San Isidro, in El Salvador's Sonsonate district. "One of the most striking features of the puppets is ...
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 ...
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These ancient Maya-era puppets may have been used in rituals
The puppets, unearthed in El Salvador, have movable heads, strange facial expressions and may have been dressed for ritual roles.
Pre-Columbian 'puppets' indicate ritual connections across Central America
Archaeologists have discovered five ceramic figurines atop the largest pyramidal structure at San Isidro, El Salvador. The ...