This discovery contradicts the prevailing notion about El Salvador’s cultural backwardness or isolation in the ancient times, ...

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

Multiple clay puppets with creepy open-mouthed expressions were discovered at the top of a pyramid in El Salvador. The ...

These striking puppets suggest that Indigenous people in what is now El Salvador had rituals that were more connected to the ...

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

Archaeologists in El Salvador have uncovered a set of 2,400-year-old ceramic puppets on top of a large pyramid, suggesting ...

Strange 2,400-year-old puppets with ‘dramatic facial expressions’ discovered atop pyramid - Findings contradict notion of El ...

Such ceramic figures have only been discovered in their original position twice. Five prehistoric clay puppets with revolving heads have been discovered in El Salvador, a country in central America.

Archaeologists have discovered rare, 2,400-year-old puppets in El Salvador that may have been used in public rituals to perform well-known events that were "mythical or real." The finding suggests ...

Archaeologists have discovered a mysterious set of 2,400-year-old puppets with ‘dramatic facial expressions’ atop a pyramid in El Salvador. The five ceramic figures dated to about 400 BC bear ...