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

Researchers unearthed several clay puppets from El Salvador which they hope will give them more insights into the fairly ...

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

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

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 ...

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.