2,400-Year-Old Articulated Clay Puppets Unearthed on Ancient El Salvador Pyramid

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Archaeologists Find Creepy 2,400-Year-Old Puppets Atop El Salvador Pyramid

Two archaeologists discovered the ceramic figurines—possibly used as puppets—at the top of a pyramid, and three of them have adjustable heads.

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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Clay Puppets With Open Mouths and Detachable Heads That 'Resemble Modern Toy Dolls'

The figurines were discovered in a largely unexcavated site in El Salvador. Some 2,400 years ago, they were controlled by strings that passed through their necks

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Highly expressive ancient puppets found in Salvadorian pyramid

Researchers believe the figurines' bodies and heads were controlled by using a string.

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Stunning 2,400-Year-Old Puppets Discovered In El Salvador Pyramid

Five prehistoric clay puppets with revolving heads have been discovered in El Salvador, a country in central America.

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2,400-year-old puppets with ‘dramatic’ faces found at top of ancient pyramid in El Salvador

Puppets with remarkable facial features believed to date back 2,400 years have been discovered at the top of an ancient pyramid in the jungle of El Salvador, researchers announced.

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The pre-Columbian site of San Isidro is located in the municipality of Izalco, in the department of Sonsonate, El Salvador. It is one of the most important archaeological sites of the Preclassic in the country. It is composed of mounds, of which seven have been identified, It is believed that it was occupied mainly in the Late Preclassic (500 BC to 250 AD).In the largest mound, archaeologists have discovered ceramic figures that they suspect had…