![A mask from the Neolithic period ( 9,000 years ago) is displayed in the 'FACE TO FACE : The Oldest Masks In The World' exhibition in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Israel, A mask from the Neolithic period ( 9,000 years ago) is displayed in the 'FACE TO FACE : The Oldest Masks In The World' exhibition in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Israel,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/TXWJA2/a-mask-from-the-neolithic-period-9000-years-ago-is-displayed-in-the-face-to-face-the-oldest-masks-in-the-world-exhibition-in-the-israel-museum-in-jerusalem-israel-march-11-2014-the-masks-are-the-oldest-in-the-world-and-were-discovered-in-the-judean-hills-and-desert-between-jerusalem-and-the-dead-sea-they-are-made-of-limestone-and-chalk-and-have-been-researched-for-a-decade-and-are-believed-to-have-represented-the-spirits-of-dead-ancestors-they-were-used-in-religious-ceremonies-and-rites-for-healing-and-magic-the-exhibit-opens-tonightupidebbie-hill-TXWJA2.jpg)
A mask from the Neolithic period ( 9,000 years ago) is displayed in the 'FACE TO FACE : The Oldest Masks In The World' exhibition in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Israel,
![Archaeology & Art on X: "Neolithic masks, c. 9.000 BC - 7.000 BC, found in the Judean desert, probably the oldest masks in the world. Jerusalem Museum, Israel. Read more: https://t.co/cyayPGdlvc https://t.co/8SJHwaiSVM" / Archaeology & Art on X: "Neolithic masks, c. 9.000 BC - 7.000 BC, found in the Judean desert, probably the oldest masks in the world. Jerusalem Museum, Israel. Read more: https://t.co/cyayPGdlvc https://t.co/8SJHwaiSVM" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E3nQU7aXwAIwpbK.jpg:large)
Archaeology & Art on X: "Neolithic masks, c. 9.000 BC - 7.000 BC, found in the Judean desert, probably the oldest masks in the world. Jerusalem Museum, Israel. Read more: https://t.co/cyayPGdlvc https://t.co/8SJHwaiSVM" /
![These are the oldest masks known, discovered in Israel on the Judean Hills. They were made in the Neolithic era, about 9,000 years ago. 🎠: r/BeAmazed These are the oldest masks known, discovered in Israel on the Judean Hills. They were made in the Neolithic era, about 9,000 years ago. 🎠: r/BeAmazed](https://i.redd.it/m7alo4ymmseb1.png)
These are the oldest masks known, discovered in Israel on the Judean Hills. They were made in the Neolithic era, about 9,000 years ago. 🎠: r/BeAmazed
![Photo: The Oldest Masks In World Exhibit Opens In The Israel Museum, Jerusalem - JER2014031129 - UPI.com Photo: The Oldest Masks In World Exhibit Opens In The Israel Museum, Jerusalem - JER2014031129 - UPI.com](https://cdnph.upi.com/pv/upi/f194fe308778fe0b77faad3338663017/OLDEST-MASKS-EXHIBITION.jpg)
Photo: The Oldest Masks In World Exhibit Opens In The Israel Museum, Jerusalem - JER2014031129 - UPI.com
The Blunt Report - 9000 year old Neolithic Spirit Masks, the World's Oldest Masks (More info below) These masks were unearthed in the Judean desert around Jerusalem and were sculpted by some
![A mask from the Neolithic period ( 9,000 years ago) is displayed in the 'FACE TO FACE : The Oldest Masks In The World' exhibition in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Israel, A mask from the Neolithic period ( 9,000 years ago) is displayed in the 'FACE TO FACE : The Oldest Masks In The World' exhibition in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Israel,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/TXWJ9P/a-mask-from-the-neolithic-period-9000-years-ago-is-displayed-in-the-face-to-face-the-oldest-masks-in-the-world-exhibition-in-the-israel-museum-in-jerusalem-israel-march-11-2014-the-masks-are-the-oldest-in-the-world-and-were-discovered-in-the-judean-hills-and-desert-between-jerusalem-and-the-dead-sea-they-are-made-of-limestone-and-chalk-and-have-been-researched-for-a-decade-and-are-believed-to-have-represented-the-spirits-of-dead-ancestors-they-were-used-in-religious-ceremonies-and-rites-for-healing-and-magic-the-exhibit-opens-tonightupidebbie-hill-TXWJ9P.jpg)
A mask from the Neolithic period ( 9,000 years ago) is displayed in the 'FACE TO FACE : The Oldest Masks In The World' exhibition in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Israel,
![Archaeologists Recover Rare 9,000-year-old Mask Found by West Bank Settler - Archaeology - Haaretz.com Archaeologists Recover Rare 9,000-year-old Mask Found by West Bank Settler - Archaeology - Haaretz.com](https://img.haarets.co.il/bs/0000017f-edae-da6f-a77f-fdae40240000/1c/a4/c17e50491a0605d6b530f3413151/1808265901.jpg?precrop=1580,1578,x312,y36&height=700&width=700)