An exciting discovery has jaws dropping in the world of archelogy after rare dolls with open mouths and detachable heads were ...

In the heart of El Salvador, a recent archaeological discovery has reignited fascination with the enigmatic societies of ...

The enigmatic people who created the figures may have shared cultural traditions with neighboring Maya and other ancient Mesoamerican people.

Though the puppets were discovered naked, researchers believe that they once wore costumes, as earrings for similar figurines have been discovered at Mesoamerican sites in the past. One of the ...

The figures date back 2,400 years and seem to have been marionettes, worked with strings. All have expressions that change ...

The five carved figurines are about 2,400 years old, and they may help shed new light on an ancient Mesoamerican society. Jan Szymański and Gabriela Prejs, two archaeologists from the University ...

Archaeologists have found five 2,400-year-old puppets, designed to shift emotions depending on the viewing angle, on a pyramid in El Salvador.

In the 1940s, large-scale excavations in Guatemala City began uncovered scores of clay figurines. They were an eclectic bunch. Facial features varied, hairstyles ranged from buns to curls to ...

The ancient world was replete with a myriad of fascinating civilizations, many of which are no longer remembered.