Some 2,400 years ago, they were controlled by strings that passed through their necks Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent ...

A collection of 2,400-year-old ceramic puppets found atop a Salvadorian pyramid are forcing archaeologists to rethink the country’s historical connection with its Central American neighbors.

At the top of the remains of a large pyramid in Central America, archaeologists discovered ancient puppets with faces that grin or scowl depending on the viewer’s perspective — a finding that ...

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. “They ...

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Behind a large backlit screen, handmade tiger puppets dance with their shadows across the stage, acting out a wide range of stories from Chinese classics. This is what traditional shadow puppetry ...

Malaysian college lecturer Ahnaf Hakimi Ahmad hopes to save the ancient tradition of shadow puppetry using 3D-printed figures controlled by robotics instead of people. “Wayang kulit”, a ...

This was a kiln-er find. Puppets with remarkable facial features believed to date back some 2,400 years have been discovered at the top of an ancient pyramid in the jungle of El Salvador.

At a museum established by shadow puppet performer and sculptor Wang Biao in Langzhong, Sichuan province, visitors are invited to try their hand at the ancient art form onstage behind the screen.

Malaysian college lecturer Ahnaf Hakimi Ahmad hopes to save the ancient tradition of shadow puppetry using 3D-printed figures controlled by robotics instead of people. "Wayang kulit", a theatrical ...

Visitors take pictures as they attend a performance at Wang's self-financed museum, which houses over 50,000 exhibits, including hundreds of ancient scripts. [Photo by Shen Bohan/Xinhua] In 2018 ...