The enigmatic people who created the figures may have shared cultural traditions with neighboring Maya and other ancient ...

The figures date back 2,400 years and seem to have been marionettes, worked with strings. All have expressions that change ...

At an archaeological site in El Salvador, researchers have unearthed a collection of ancient clay puppets. There were a total ...

Two archaeologists discovered the ceramic figurines—possibly used as puppets—at the top of a pyramid, and three of them have ...

"One of the most striking features of the puppets is their dramatic facial expressions," said archaeologist Jan Szymański.

Polish archaeologists who were excavating a large pyramid in San Isidro, El Salvador, found a collection of items that ...

Archaeologists in El Salvador have uncovered five ancient clay puppets atop a pyramid at San Isidro, suggesting a vast ...

In 2022, archaeologists were excavating ancient ruins in El Salvador when they came across five clay figurines atop the ...

A collection of 2,400-year-old ceramic puppets found atop a Salvadorian pyramid are forcing archaeologists to rethink the ...

The puppets, unearthed in El Salvador, have movable heads, strange facial expressions and may have been dressed for ritual roles.

Archaeologists have discovered five ceramic figurines atop the largest pyramidal structure at San Isidro, El Salvador. The ...

Five clay figurines uncovered in El Salvador feature detachable heads with holes, possibly allowing them to be moved like ...