Talk:Mask
Latest comment: 14 years ago by Stamba in topic Oldest mask found error
Oldest mask found error change
"The oldest mask found is the Mask of Warka. It is about five thousand years old."
This is far from the truth. The oldest masks found are
- Death mask, which dates from Pre-Pottery Neolithic period, 7000 BC (9000 years old) and is kept in Paris, Musée Bible et Terre Sainte
- Hirbat Duma Mask, which dates from Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period, 7000 BC (9000 years old) and is kept in Israel Museum, Jerusalem
There are three more masks that are 9000 years old (dating to Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period), also kept in Israel Museum, Jerusalem, which were found in Nahal Hemar cave.
Stamba (talk) 09:08, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
- I have corrected this.