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 ...

When archaeologists excavated the top of the largest pyramid at San Isidro, El Salvador, they found something one would expect to find in a child’s bedroom: a collection of five clay figurines.

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, ...

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 ...

When archaeologists excavated the top of the largest pyramid at San Isidro, El Salvador, they found something one would expect to find in a child’s bedroom: a collection of five clay figurines.

In a significant breakthrough at the San Isidro archaeological site in El Salvador, archaeologists uncovered five ancient ...

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 ...

Some 2,400 years ago, they were controlled by strings that passed through their necks Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent ...