The puppets, unearthed in El Salvador, have movable heads, strange facial expressions and may have been dressed for ritual roles.

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

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

Three of the figures were made of fine clay and had adjustable heads with ... “Bolinas” figures are similar to others found at the Mayan burial site Tak’alik Ab’aj in Guatemala.

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

Artist Oscar Lopez has a reputation for building community and using his art to tie contemporary experiences to Indigenous ...

From the carefully constructed streets of Indus Valley to Egypt's lofty pyramids, from the heavens' wisdom of the Maya to the written records of the Sumerians, the earliest civilisations set the stage ...

and clay figurines dating to this period to learn what the ancient Maya wore. Many of these images show the Maya engaging in or preparing for religious ceremonies, which were scheduled based on an ...

Artists Rising 2025, organized by the Studio Institute, brings together works by dozens of 10th- to 12th-graders from across the boroughs.

But artists, celebrities, public figures — they too are afraid of being ... That's why she understands what Johnny Cash, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Maya Angelou, Meryl Streep, James Baldwin, Carrie ...