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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 ...
The enigmatic people who created the figures may have shared cultural traditions with neighboring Maya and other ancient ...
Multiple clay puppets with creepy open-mouthed expressions were discovered at the top of a pyramid in El Salvador. The figurines are around 2,400 years old.
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.
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2,400-Year-Old Clay Puppets With Moveable Heads Found Atop Ancient PyramidA remarkable collection of five pre-Hispanic clay puppets with rotating heads has been discovered in El Salvador. Aside from ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN6d
2,400-year-old puppets with dramatic expressions found atop pyramid in El SalvadorArchaeologists have found five 2,400-year-old puppets, designed to shift emotions depending on the viewing angle, on a ...
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2,400-Year-Old Clay Puppets With Detachable Heads And Open Mouths Were Unearthed In El SalvadorAt 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.
Archaeologists in El Salvador have uncovered a set of 2,400-year-old ceramic puppets on top of a large pyramid, suggesting ...
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