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 ...
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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Archaeologists uncover 'creepy' puppets in odd location: 'This thing almost moved'
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 ...
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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 ceramic dolls found on El Salvador pyramid. See their expressive faces
Clay is not a particularly practical material for toys ... Przedwojewska-Szymańska/PASI Antiquity They were likely used in ...
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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.  Read More ...
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2,400-year-old ceramic dolls found on El Salvador pyramid. See their expressive faces
Clay is not a particularly practical material ... were likely used in rituals because of their location on top of the pyramid, researchers said, but what kind of rituals is unknown.