The mouthless prehistoric clay mask or figurine from the 5th millenium BC found in the Salt Pit prehistoric settlement near Provadiya in Northeast Bulgaria has been compared to “an alien in a space suit” in media reports. Photo: Bulgarian National Radio

6,000-Year-Old Bizarre, Mouthless ‘Alien’ Mask Unearthed In The Salt Pit Settlement In Northeast Bulgaria

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A bizarre prehistoric clay mask or a figurine, lacking a mouth but featuring human and animal traits, has been discovered during the latest archaeological excavations of the Provadiya – Solnitsata (“The Salt Pit”) Settlement Mound in Northeast Bulgaria. This ancient settlement is also known as the oldest town in Europe. […]