What kind of Mask is the oldest in the world?

Claimed as the oldest mask in the world (' the oldest masks in the world '), which is 9,000 years old mask found on the Duma Horvat in Judean Hills, Israel, now the museum's collections. Researchers said the stone mask, revealing a terrible ' similarities ' with a human face. Before it is stored in the display Glass Museum Israel in Jerusalem, some curators have done a comparative study of this mask. With a stiff smile, and a huge hole on the part of the eye, these artifacts represent the ancestral spirits of the dead. This mask may be used during the ceremony and ritual of the stone age.

' Eye-hole allows for a broad view of the various field of vision, as well as the proportion that is very fitting for the contours of a human face, '' said a curator, Debby Hershman. There is also a hole in the edge on some of the ancient mask. According to the researchers, the possibility of use for attached or mounted on the face. In addition, it can also be carved holes to put the hair to make the mask looks more human, or utilized for the rope that could tie the mask to the pillar, as well as other structures.