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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Clay figurines found on top of the remnants of a pyramid in what is now El Salvador might have been used in public ceremonies.

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

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Researchers have discovered a trove of ancient clay puppets at an archaeological ... The male puppet sports what appear to be ...

Archaeologists have discovered a mysterious set of 2,400-year-old puppets with ‘dramatic facial expressions ... Three of the dolls are about a foot tall (30cm) while two others are about ...

They also had uniquely carved faces with expressions ... the objects resemble dolls or even more advanced action figures with movable parts. And yet, researchers say their clay bodies were likely ...