June
11
/ 2024
A rare 9,000-year-old stone mask from the Neolithic period has been unveiled by the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. This remarkable artifact was recovered by the Anti-Robbery Unit of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and subsequently transferred to the Archaeology Department of the Civil Administration in Judea and Samaria for detailed study. The item was originally discovered in Hebron on the West Bank by looters. It comes from a crucial period in the history of humanity - the transition from a nomadic hunter-gathering existence to a settled society based on agriculture. The Rediscovery of the Mask The recovery of the mask was thanks to the tenacious efforts of the IAA’s Antiquities Theft Prevention Unit. This is a specialist unit dedicated to
