In a significant breakthrough at the San Isidro archaeological site in El Salvador, archaeologists uncovered five ancient ...

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.

Archaeologists digging in Central America recently uncovered strange 2,400-year-old clay puppets in an unexpected place. The discoveries, which were found on top of El Salvador's San Isidro pyramid, ...

the ancient figurines are notable for the context in which they were found - atop the largest pyramid at the mysterious site of San Isidro. “They’re made of very, very fine clay without any ...

According to radiocarbon dating and ceramic analysis, the figures were likely buried in the pyramid’s dome around 400 B.C. Location ... feature decorative details such as incised skirts in the clay, ...

“They are clay actors,” Szymański told Science ... Other artifacts found in the San Isidro pyramid structure, such as jade pendants, have also been discovered at excavation sites in ...

Polish archaeologists who were excavating a large pyramid in San Isidro, El Salvador, found a collection of items that resembled a funeral deposit but were missing human remains, according to a March ...

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.