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據研究組解釋說,這樣的面具是在石灰巖上雕刻制作而成的,在紐帶沙漠附近被發現。從面具外形上看,大眼睛和張大的嘴,和骷髏相似。此外,通過該面具可以看到古代人類多樣的“自畫像”。面具保存狀態良好,引起了學術界的關注。* B2 }4 W0 T, S3 m3 l
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但面具的形態各不相同,通過外在形態能發現面具和面具也存在“年齡差”,推測這樣的年齡差是因為人們有崇拜祖先的意識才產生的。/ E0 c5 M3 y1 {7 J+ w: p. d
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! \+ Y. W Q1 H6 a The world's oldest masks: 9,000-year-old stone 'portraits of the dead' go on show in Jerusalem $ n) \' i+ i, S/ Q6 h) B
[size=1.4em]12 Neolithic masks will go on show at The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
[size=1.4em]They all originated from
[size=1.4em]the Judean Hills and nearby Judean Desert[size=1.4em] have the same striking features to resemble the spirits of dead ancestors
[size=1.4em]Stone Age people who carved the masks were among the first humans to abandon nomadic life and set up home in permanent settlements+ D9 }' b7 L: {( o
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Each carved limestone mask weights one or two kg and would likely have been painted – but only one has the remnants of colour, the Times of Israel reported. 1 ` s; b; f+ w6 G/ GThe people who carved the masks were among the first humans to abandon nomadic life and set up home in permanent settlements, but because they predate writing by some 3,500 years, no one can be exactly sure what they were used for.: I0 I c5 }+ L W$ ^
Based on similarities to other skulls used in reliies for ancestors found in other villages from the same period, it is thought the masks were used in magical rites. 3 A0 \1 q8 g/ Q9 B- ~# W* H- c# zBy recreating human images for cultic purposes, the early agricultural societies of Neolithic times may have been expressing their increasing mastery of the natural world and reflecting their growing understanding of the nature of existence, experts explained./ `2 F) M) _8 x3 {2 ^" V5 [, f" K
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The exhibition at The Israel Museum is the result of a decade of investigative work into where the masks came from and it is the first time that the group of 12 Neolithic masks will be displayed together in their ‘birthplace’." j5 {" {% H/ x _7 M
The masks were made in the Judean Hills and nearby Judean Desert and share the same features of large eye holes and gaping mouths, which make them resemble a human skull.% j' B3 B4 [* V