A 2,000-year-old mask discovered at the base of a pyramid in Mexico has all Reddit users saying the same thing.
The Pyramid of the Sun, in the city of San Juan Teotihuacán, is one of the most impressive monuments in Mexico, attracting millions of visitors a year.
Archaeologists have estimated that the ancient structure, which was the subject of an excavation in 2011, was built around 100 AD.
Earlier this week, a resurfaced image of a green mask found by researchers during excavation was shared on Facebook. reddit.
To access the pyramid, researchers from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology relied on a tunnel built by archaeologists in the 1930s.
In addition to the green mask, the team also discovered fragments of clay pottery, animal bones and three serpentine human figures.
Archaeologists believe these were “ceremonial offerings” made by the builders of the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacán before its construction began around 50 AD.
The excavation also discovered the skull of a feline, the skull of a canine and the skull of an eagle covered in volcanic rock.
Archaeologists discovered a 2,000-year-old mask at the base of a pyramid in Mexico and they all say the same thing
The Pyramid of the Sun, in San Juan Teotihuacán, is one of the most impressive monuments in Mexico that was built around 100 AD and yielded some interesting finds during an excavation in 2011.
The serpentine stone mask was so delicately carved and detailed that archaeologists believe it may have been a portrait.
However, many Reddit users said the first thing that came to mind when they saw the image was a 90s comedy movie.
Referencing the main character’s distinctive way of speaking, one person wrote: ‘Sssssmokin’!’
Another joked: ‘Someone stop me!’
“Urgh,” said a third. ‘Does this mean we’ll get another Jim Carrey movie?’
Meanwhile, a fourth gave away the joke, writing: ‘I opened comments to find something about the movie The Mask.’ It didn’t disappoint me.’
The Mask, which premiered in 1994, starred Jim Carrey as an ordinary bank employee who became a superhero when he donned a luminous green face covering.
The film, also starring Cameron Diaz, grossed more than $350 million at the box office and won the 1995 MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Comedy Performance.
Pictured: Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz in the 1994 action-comedy film The Mask. Reddit users said the movie was the first thing that came to mind when they saw the image of the ancient mask.
Located in the ancient Mesoamerican city of Teotihuacán, it is the third largest pyramid in the world and the largest building in the complex located in the center of the ancient city.
At its peak, Teotihuacán was a bustling city populated by 200,000 people.
However, despite their impressive population statistics, relatively little is known about them today.
The Pyramid of the Sun is one of the largest structures of its kind in the Western Hemisphere.