Archaeologists in El Salvador found a collection of clay puppets from the pre-Columbian El Salvador that they dated to around ...

An exciting discovery has jaws dropping in the world of archelogy after rare dolls with open mouths and detachable heads were ...

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

In the heart of El Salvador, a recent archaeological discovery has reignited fascination with the enigmatic societies of ...

Now, five of those humanoid figurines from 2,400 years ago were discovered in a surprising location — and with shockingly expressive faces. Polish archaeologists who were excavating a large pyramid in ...

The figurines were discovered in a largely unexcavated site in El Salvador. Some 2,400 years ago, they were controlled by ...

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

The discoveries, which were found on top of El Salvador's San Isidro pyramid, were published in an article entitled "Of puppets and puppeteers: Preclassic clay figurines from San Isidro ...

Archaeologists found the five ceramic figurines, depicting four females ... the puppets' location at the tallest pyramid at the site instead hints that they were used for public rituals, the ...

With the items were five ceramic figurines dating to around 400 B.C., researchers said. Five figures of varying size, including one male, were found on top of a large pyramid. J. Przedwojewska ...