Posted on 06/17/2015 2:42:49 PM PDT by Red Badger
Researchers in Peru have discovered a trio of statuettes they believe were created by the ancient Caral civilization some 3,800 years ago, the culture ministry said Tuesday.
The mud statuettes were found inside a reed basket in a building at the ancient city of Vichama in northern Peru, which is today an important archaeological site.
The ministry said they were probably used in religious rituals performed before breaking ground on a new building.
Two of the figures, a naked man and woman painted in white, black and red, are believed to represent political authorities. The third, a women with 28 fingers and red dots on her white face, is believed to represent a priestess.
The research team, led by archaeologist Ruth Shady, also unearthed two mud figurines of women's faces wrapped in cloth and covered with yellow, blue and orange feathers.
The Caral civilization emerged some 5,000 years ago and lived in Peru's Supe Valley, leaving behind impressive architecture including pyramids and sunken amphitheaters.
A photo released on June 9, 2015 by the Peruvian Ministry of Culture shows a mud figurine of a face in Lima
The puberty corn dolls were meant to be played with but were a teaching method. Aren’t most “toys” really teaching methods?
Yes, and they always make something out of the fact that the dolls are ‘nude’.
Barbie is ‘nude’ if you take her clothes off. These dolls may have had clothes that just disintegrated over 3800 years.................
good point.
They do look like they were made by children.
4000 years from now, an archaeologist digging up the remains of our civilization, will discover nude Barbie and Ken dolls and attach some religious connotation to the remarkable find......................
Imagine what they’ll make of Stretch Armstrong...
the God of Rubber.............................
The Han Dynasty was from 206 BC 220 AD.
They were preceded by the Qin dynasty (221207 BC).
These dolls are from about 1800 BC......................
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