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 ...
Archaeologists Excavated a Pyramid and Found 2,400-Year-Old Puppets That Look Hauntingly Alive
Archaeologists in El Salvador found a collection of clay puppets from the pre-Columbian El Salvador that they dated to around ...
Archaeologists uncover 'creepy' puppets in odd location: 'This thing almost moved'
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.
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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 ...
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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2,400-year-old puppets with dramatic expressions found atop pyramid in El Salvador
Archaeologists 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 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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These Puppets May Have Been Used in Funeral Rituals 2,500 Years Ago
Five clay figurines uncovered in El Salvador feature detachable heads with holes, possibly allowing them to be moved like ...
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Clay Puppets With Open Mouths and Detachable Heads That ‘Resemble Modern Toy Dolls’
The two smallest puppets measure around four ... As the researchers write, this allows for “a string to be passed through the neck and tied on the top of the head.” A protrusion and socket ...
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2,400-Year-Old Clay Puppets With Moveable Heads Found Atop Ancient Pyramid
A remarkable collection of five pre-Hispanic clay puppets with rotating heads has been discovered in El Salvador. Aside from the expert craftsmanship that went into making the items, the ancient ...