Archaeologists uncovered ancient puppet-like figurines. Estimated to be around 2,400 years old, they oddly resemble modern ...

The puppets, unearthed in El Salvador, have movable heads, strange facial expressions and may have been dressed for ritual roles.

An entire community helps bring to life a giant puppet show, telling ancient stories of creation, in Western Australia's ...

The enigmatic people who created the figures may have shared cultural traditions with neighboring Maya and other ancient Mesoamerican people. Archaeologists uncovered five puppet-like figurines at ...

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.

Many ancient sites are concealed due to volcanic ... The discovery at San Isidro, a previously unexplored site, revealed the five puppets as part of what appeared to be a funeral deposit, although ...

Holes in the necks of the puppets likely allowed strings to control ... about El Salvador’s cultural backwardness or isolation in ancient times,” Szymanski said. “It reveals the existence ...

They have worked with local elders, school children and professional artists to create a giant puppet show, which premiered in Wyndham — WA's northernmost town — late last month. With ...

Remains of other children were also found on three sides of the altar. Lorena Paiz, the archaeologist who led the discovery, ...