The figurines were discovered in a largely unexcavated site in El Salvador. Some 2,400 years ago, they were controlled by ...

Archaeologists in Kuwait have discovered a 7,000-year-old clay figurine that looks eerily similar to a modern-day depiction of an alien. But while this figurine may look more supernatural than ...

Instead of human remains, however, they found five ceramic figurines, three of which have articulated heads akin to modern dolls. “This finding is only the second such a group found in situ [on ...

Polish archaeologists who were excavating a large pyramid in San Isidro, El Salvador, found a collection of items that resembled a funeral deposit but were missing human remains, according to a March ...

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 ...

Each figure has a face full of emotion, and some of the heads can swivel on their bodies, researchers said. J. Przedwojewska-Szymańska/PASI Antiquity Throughout history, people around the world ...