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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Ancient clay tablets offer vivid portrait of Mesopotamian life
When a vast library of texts amassed by Mesopotamian King Ashurbanipal was burned to the ground about 2700 years ago, the ...
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First-of-its-kind discovery in Egypt’s pyramids: There’s a strange form of energy
In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have found that the Great Pyramid of Giza can focus electromagnetic energy. This revelation significantly impacts our understanding of ancient engineering ...
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2,400-Year-Old Clay Puppets With Moveable Heads Found Atop Ancient Pyramid
the ancient figurines are notable for the context in which they were found - atop the largest pyramid at the mysterious site of San Isidro. “They’re made of very, very fine clay without any ...
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Archaeologists uncover 'creepy' puppets in odd location: 'This thing almost moved'
The discoveries, which were found on top of El Salvador's San Isidro pyramid, were published in an article entitled "Of puppets and puppeteers: Preclassic clay figurines from San Isidro ...
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5 Clay Figures with Dramatic Expressions Found Atop a Pyramid in El Salvador Could Be Ritual Puppets from 400 B.C.
According to radiocarbon dating and ceramic analysis, the figures were likely buried in the pyramid’s dome around 400 B.C. Location ... feature decorative details such as incised skirts in the clay, ...
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2,400-year-old ceramic dolls found on El Salvador pyramid. See their expressive faces
Artists in Mesoamerica chose to use clay for their depictions before clay ... Polish archaeologists who were excavating a large pyramid in San Isidro, El Salvador, found a collection of items ...