Stone-era stone masks dating back to about 9,000 years are on display in Israel.
Most stone masks are found in many areas of the desert and Judean hills, Israel.
According to research results, these masks belong to the Neolithic period, about 9,000 years ago.
At this stage, people began to abandon the nomadic lifestyle and replaced it with long-term stable life, livestock and cultivation.
Small holes on the stone mask border can be used to thread the hairs or small ropes to fix the mask to the wearer's face, or to hang on the wall or pillar.
Archaeologists from the Israeli Museum said that ice masks used by residents during this period as an expression for ancestors could also be worn on the face during sacrificial or nature activities. Ritual.
A stone mask was found in Hahal Hemar cave in a cliff near the Dead Sea.
