Archaeologists in El Salvador found a collection of clay puppets from the pre-Columbian El Salvador that they dated to around 400 B.C. The level of realism, both in the facial features and ...

But backstage, the next 80 minutes were half ballet, half mad scramble, as the performers grabbed hundreds of different puppets, props and masks stacked on tables and, with split-second timing ...

Five oddly expressive clay figurines, made on the edge of the Maya world about 2,400 years ago, were probably used as puppets in public rituals to commemorate mythical or real events.

Archaeologists digging in Central America recently uncovered strange 2,400-year-old clay puppets in an unexpected place. The discoveries, which were found on top of El Salvador's San Isidro ...

These giant puppets, animated by the dancers who wear them, are called mojigangas (moh-he-GAHN-gahs). In other parts of Mexico, they are sometimes known by names that are variations of giant or doll.

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 ...

Szymański and Prejs theorize that the figurines were a form of puppets intentionally arranged at the site to represent a long-lost message. Given their striking location, they may have played a ...

With a nod to Coldplay, the Marsh Family from Kent, England, are back, voicing their displeasure over the sordid spectacle we all witnessed on Friday. Written in solidarity with President Zelensky and ...

Using Puppets for Social and Emotional Learning is presented by a speech pathologist, Lucia Smith, from Pelican Talk Speech Therapy. Lucia has used puppets successfully in her work with children for ...