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 ...
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2,400-year-old ceramic dolls found on El Salvador pyramid. See their expressive faces
Each figure has a face full of emotion, and some of the heads can swivel ... inevitably provokes an analogy with modern toy dolls. Clay is not a particularly practical material for toys, arguably ...
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Clay Puppets With Open Mouths and Detachable Heads That ‘Resemble Modern Toy Dolls’
Some 2,400 years ago, they were controlled by strings that passed through their necks Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent Researchers have discovered a trove of ancient clay puppets at an ...
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2,400-year-old ceramic dolls found on El Salvador pyramid. See their expressive faces
Each figure has a face full of emotion ... inevitably provokes an analogy with modern toy dolls. Clay is not a particularly practical material for toys, arguably being more suitable for more ...