After reading about the puppets found in El Salvador, look through 25 astonishing photos of Aztec pyramids. Then, read the ...

Bolinas figurines refer to various human-modeled statues created throughout the Middle and Late Preclassic (1000–350 BCE and 350 BCE–250 CE) along the coast of Guatemala and western El Salvador.

The five, 2,400-year-old ceramic puppets found at San Isidro by archaeologists. Szymański & Prejs / Antiquity. According to Szymański, archaeology is more of a challenge in El Salvador than in ...

Archaeologists have unearthed five ceramic puppets from a pyramid in San Isidro, El Salvador. The figurines date back 2,400 years, and significantly, all have dramatic facial expressions. Each of ...

A recent discovery at the top of a pyramid in El Salvador challenges the notion that pre-Columbian Salvadorans were isolated from more advanced civilizations. A pair of archaeologists has ...

The El Salvador finds, which date to around 400 B.C. suggest that this kind of puppet may have been used in rituals during the Preclassic (2000 B.C. to A.D. 200) and Classic (A.D. 200 to 900 ...

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. Fox News Media ...

This was a kiln-er find. Puppets with remarkable facial features believed to date back some 2,400 years have been discovered at the top of an ancient pyramid in the jungle of El Salvador.

Archaeologists in El Salvador found five rare ceramic puppets atop a pyramid structure. These artifacts, estimated to be 2,400 years old, were likely used in public rituals to depict well-known ...

In a thrilling development that has the archaeology world buzzing - rare dolls with open mouths and removable heads have been discovered in El Salvador.