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The word ... comes from the Latin ... for doll, pupa. It is believed that puppet
... have existed in many civilizations, but the exact origins of puppetry are ... . Some people think that it was the ... theatre of any kind. A puppet theatre probably began as a part of the magic ... and ceremonies of preliterate humans. The ... of ancient puppetry can be traced back to gold figurines used in ... processions. It is believed that the Romans who conquered ... brought the first organised theatrical puppetry to Italy, and from there it spread through ... . The Native Americans employed their own type of puppets for ritual ceremonies. As Europeans moved to the New World they brought their ... puppets with them. Even the Pilgrims had a puppet with them on the Mayflower voyage.