Who made these unusual ancient ‘puppets’—and left them atop a pyramid?
The enigmatic people who created the figures may have shared cultural traditions with neighboring Maya and other ancient ...
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2,400-year-old puppets with dramatic expressions found atop pyramid in El Salvador
Archaeologists have found five 2,400-year-old puppets, designed to shift emotions depending on the viewing angle, on a ...
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Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Clay Puppets With Open Mouths and Detachable Heads That ‘Resemble Modern Toy Dolls’
The figurines were discovered in a largely unexcavated site in El Salvador. Some 2,400 years ago, they were controlled by ...
Geb-Ra Organics Founder Calls for a Bold Shift into Clean Energy and a Self-Reliant Future
Geb-Ra founder Ali Simeto encourages all to speed up adopting sustainable, self-sustaining energy usage, with the rising ...
Meet the six players on an undefeated Stanford team headed to Augusta National
In fact, the talent pool is so deep in Stanford right now that six of the eight current players on Walker's roster will be in the field at the 2025 Augusta National Women's Amateur. Plus Heck, a ...
American money and Premier League power: How Covid sparked football’s open conflict
ON: Five years on from the pandemic’s outbreak in the UK, Miguel Delaney speaks to executives inside English football who ...
Does the Olympic business model still work?
As it chooses a new president, the world’s biggest sporting event is facing an exodus of major sponsors and a fast-changing media landscape ...
The greatest March Madness coaches of all time: Who built the best dynasties?
From Coach K’s Duke legacy to Wooden's UCLA dynasty, these legends didn’t just win titles—they shaped the very fabric of ...
Cory Doctorow writes science fiction to come to terms with his tech anxiety
Doctorow is a Toronto-born author, activist and journalist living in Burbank. His writing, spanning nonfiction, fiction, and ...