Archaeologists find ‘creepy’ puppets at top of El Salvador pyramid

Archaeologists who were digging in Central America recently discovered 2,400 -year -old mud dolls in an unexpected place.

The discoveries, which were found at the head of the El Salvador pyramid in San Issidro, were published in an article entitled “Dolls and brides: prior mud statues from San Issidro, El Salvador” on March 5.

Pictures show dolls with exotic open face expressions. The largest dolls in the group are around a long foot, and they are “naked and free of hair or jewelry”, while the youngest “is designed similar to the hair on its forehead and ear in the lobes,” according to the study.

The researchers decided that the artifacts were dolls due to the holes in their heads, which could suit the chain easily.

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The statues and crawling dolls are recently found at the top of the pyramid in El Salvador. (J

The study described that “the three largest statues have shown adjustable heads, by facilitating conical protrusions on necks and matching plugs at the base of each head.” “Each socket has two openings dug at the top of the head, and each neck bump has one horizontal hole and a shallow vertical channel on each side, allowing to pass a chain through the neck and connect it at the top of the head.”

The study argues that these statues have served a variety of purposes, including “existence, effectively, Marionite or dolls in re -legislation of some scenes, fixed and dynamic.”

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The statues date dating back 2,400 years, according to archaeologists. (G. Prejs/Pasi via Cambridge University Press)

Despite the discovery of nude dolls, researchers believe that they were wearing fashion one day, as earrings of similar statues have been discovered in Central American sites in the past.

One of the researchers, Jean Szmansky, said, sciences The dolls even crawl a person.

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“They are clay representatives”, Warsaw University The archaeologist said. “When you hold them in your hand, sometimes it looks creeping because of their live expressions.”

All statues are not available, although they may have been wearing costumes simultaneously. (J

“You turn your outlook a little and it seems that this thing is moving almost.”

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Szymański also pointed out that the place of the final rest of the dolls at the top of the pyramid indicates that it may have been important to rituals.

“They can be employed in a variety of different offers before they are finally deposited as a really special thing,” the researcher said. “I would like to say a grave, but we do not have the body.”

Although researchers are not clear on how to use dolls exactly, the pyramid digging is still continuing – and archaeologists are still looking for answers.

The statues are found with strange sockets that can be used in the shows. (J

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The paper concluded that “visions may still be revealed regarding the relationship between the messengers and the receptors, which provides a glimpse of” brides. “