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Funerary mask of Yuknoom Chʼeen II, a Maya ruler of the Kaan kingdom .The mask was discovered in his tomb at Calakmul in Mexico and dates to the Late Classic period, around 600–800 AD. Museo Arqueológico Maya, Fuerte de San Miguel, in Campeche, Mexico

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Funerary mask of Yuknoom Chʼeen II, a Maya ruler of the Kaan kingdom .The mask was discovered in his tomb at Calakmul in Mexico and dates to the Late Classic period, around 600–800 AD. Museo Arqueológico Maya, Fuerte de San Miguel, in Campeche, Mexico

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The Mask of Calakmul a funerary mosaic mask created during the Maya Late Classic period, dating between 660 and 750 CE

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The Mask of Calakmul a funerary mosaic mask created during the Maya Late Classic period, dating between 660 and 750 CE

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A Maya stone altar found at Edzna in Mexico. 600-900 CE, now housed at the Museo Arqueológico de Campeche

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A Maya stone altar found at Edzna in Mexico. 600-900 CE, now housed at the Museo Arqueológico de Campeche

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Funerary mask belonging to the "Red Queen" of Palenque, an elite Maya noblewoman Widely Thought to be Lady Ix Tz'akbu Ajaw. It was Discovered in the ruins of the Maya city of Palenque, now in the Palenque National Park in the Mexican state of Chiapas and Dated to between 600 and 700 AD.

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Funerary mask belonging to the "Red Queen" of Palenque, an elite Maya noblewoman Widely Thought to be Lady Ix Tz'akbu Ajaw. It was Discovered in the ruins of the Maya city of Palenque, now in the Palenque National Park in the Mexican state of Chiapas and Dated to between 600 and 700 AD.

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A Maya ceramic dynastic vase with a hieroglyphic sequence listing 19 rulers from the kaanul dynasty of the Snake Head kingdom, and supplying names, titles, and dates for their elevation to power. From Mexico or Guatemala, 650–800 CE, now housed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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A Maya ceramic dynastic vase with a hieroglyphic sequence listing 19 rulers from the kaanul dynasty of the Snake Head kingdom, and supplying names, titles, and dates for their elevation to power. From Mexico or Guatemala, 650–800 CE, now housed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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Roman portrait of the baker Terentius Neo and his wife. The object was found in their villa in Pompeii and dates back to the 1st century CE. The artefact is in the collection of the Museo Archeologico di Napoli.

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Roman portrait of the baker Terentius Neo and his wife. The object was found in their villa in Pompeii and dates back to the 1st century CE. The artefact is in the collection of the Museo Archeologico di Napoli.

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Funerary Mayan Jade Mask found in the ancient city of Noh Kah located in present day Quintana Roo, housed at the Museo Maya de Cancun

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Funerary Mayan Jade Mask found in the ancient city of Noh Kah located in present day Quintana Roo, housed at the Museo Maya de Cancun

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Reconstruction of the Old Lord of Sipán in ceremonial regalia. His tomb was one of several found at Huaca Rajada, also known as Sipán, a Moche archaeological site in northern Peru, and dates to around 300-400 AD

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Reconstruction of the Old Lord of Sipán in ceremonial regalia. His tomb was one of several found at Huaca Rajada, also known as Sipán, a Moche archaeological site in northern Peru, and dates to around 300-400 AD

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An ornately carved human mandible from Xico, Mexico. These mandibles were sometimes worn as masks by priestesses in ceremonies, allowing them to "speak" the words of their ancestor. Post-Classic Period, 1100-1521 CE, now housed at the Rufino Tamayo Museum of Pre-Hispanic Art

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An ornately carved human mandible from Xico, Mexico. These mandibles were sometimes worn as masks by priestesses in ceremonies, allowing them to "speak" the words of their ancestor. Post-Classic Period, 1100-1521 CE, now housed at the Rufino Tamayo Museum of Pre-Hispanic Art

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Portrait of a Roman made on glass. The find was discovered in Pompeii and is dated to 79 CE.

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Portrait of a Roman made on glass. The find was discovered in Pompeii and is dated to 79 CE.

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Among the treasures discovered in King Tut’s tomb is an elaborate pectoral with a central scarab carved from a canary-yellow material called Libyan Desert glass. Found in the sand dunes of Egypt’s western desert, the glass was formed about 29 million years ago by a meteorite strike

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Among the treasures discovered in King Tut’s tomb is an elaborate pectoral with a central scarab carved from a canary-yellow material called Libyan Desert glass. Found in the sand dunes of Egypt’s western desert, the glass was formed about 29 million years ago by a meteorite strike

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The Great Jaguar of Cotzumalguapa located at the entrance of the El Baúl Museum in Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa in Guatemala. The Maya sculpture dates back to the Late Classic Period

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The Great Jaguar of Cotzumalguapa located at the entrance of the El Baúl Museum in Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa in Guatemala. The Maya sculpture dates back to the Late Classic Period

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World's Oldest Mask: 9,000 year old artifact, This is a limestone mask dating back to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period, It was discovered in the Nahal Hemar cave in Israel, near the Dead Sea

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World's Oldest Mask: 9,000 year old artifact, This is a limestone mask dating back to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period, It was discovered in the Nahal Hemar cave in Israel, near the Dead Sea

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The Stele of Tabi is a Maya sculpture depicting two hunters carrying a bound deer. Classic Period , now housed at the Palacio Cantón Museum in Mexico

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The Stele of Tabi is a Maya sculpture depicting two hunters carrying a bound deer. Classic Period , now housed at the Palacio Cantón Museum in Mexico

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Detail of Queen Nefertiti and her daughter, captured in a tender kiss by a master Egyptian stonecarver, dating to the New Kingdom, late 18th Dynasty, around 1353-1336 BC and now on display at the Brooklyn Museum.

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Detail of Queen Nefertiti and her daughter, captured in a tender kiss by a master Egyptian stonecarver, dating to the New Kingdom, late 18th Dynasty, around 1353-1336 BC and now on display at the Brooklyn Museum.

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The mummified body of a female infant between 0 and 3 years old, found in the Garrafa cave in Mexico. 1250-1520 CE, Late Postclassic Period, now housed at the Chiapas Regional Museum

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The mummified body of a female infant between 0 and 3 years old, found in the Garrafa cave in Mexico. 1250-1520 CE, Late Postclassic Period, now housed at the Chiapas Regional Museum

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This Toltec turkey-shaped vessel may have been part of the burial of a high-ranking figure. It dates from the Early Postclassic period and is currently part of the collection of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City

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This Toltec turkey-shaped vessel may have been part of the burial of a high-ranking figure. It dates from the Early Postclassic period and is currently part of the collection of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City

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A textile looped cap from Chile, 500 BCE-500 CE, now housed at the Museo Arqueológico San Miguel de Azapa

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A textile looped cap from Chile, 500 BCE-500 CE, now housed at the Museo Arqueológico San Miguel de Azapa

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This bird skeleton adorned with gold was part of Offering no. 179 found at the Aztec Templo Mayor, and dates from the reign of emperor Ahuitzotl . Now housed at the Museo del Templo Mayor in Mexico City

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This bird skeleton adorned with gold was part of Offering no. 179 found at the Aztec Templo Mayor, and dates from the reign of emperor Ahuitzotl . Now housed at the Museo del Templo Mayor in Mexico City

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A silver mask from an archaeological site near Aalborg , dated to the Late Iron Age . Danish archaeologists think this is an image of a god; it is during this period representations of Nordic gods start to be found in the archaeological record.

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A silver mask from an archaeological site near Aalborg , dated to the Late Iron Age . Danish archaeologists think this is an image of a god; it is during this period representations of Nordic gods start to be found in the archaeological record.

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