Religion – Page 149 – Prologue Journal

Catholics celebrate ‘miracle’ as body of long-dead nun found ‘incorrupt’

Jerusalem Post Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster died at the age of 95 but 4 years later, her body seemingly hasn’t decayed. This “incorruptibility” has in the past been seen as a sign of sainthood. https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-744398

Did prehistoric Europe have a non-binary view of gender? – study

Jerusalem Post Biases and sources of error make it difficult to determine the sex and gender of ancient remains. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-744388

Oldest known homo sapien footprint found in South Africa

Jerusalem Post Through their meticulous investigations, the team uncovered a wide range of ages among the sites. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-744381

Egypt unearths mummification workshops, tombs in ancient burial ground

Jerusalem Post The discovery was made after a year-long excavation near the sanctuary of the goddess Bastet, which is home to the catacombs of mummified cats in Saqqara. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-744354

Sunken WWII US warship uncovered by archaeologists in Japanese waters

Jerusalem Post 84 US sailors had lost their lives during the battle, which the father of one of the Lost 52 Project archaeologists had witnessed first-hand https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-744341

‘Earth Monster’ sculpture points to ancient beliefs in Mexico

Jerusalem Post It was carved from volcanic rock sometime between 800-400 BC during the heyday of the Olmec civilization, one of Mexico’s earliest complex societies. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-744330

Early evidence of dysentery plague found in biblical-era Jerusalem toilets

Jerusalem Post The researchers see it as likely that dysentery outbreaks due to Giardia plagued towns throughout the near east in the Iron Age. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-744327

1,100-year-old breastplate with possible oldest Cyrillic script found in Bulgaria

Jerusalem Post There is reason to believe that the inscription on the breastplate is in fact one of the earliest Cyrillic texts known to date. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-744322

Archaeologists discover sculpted Roman-era heads in England

Jerusalem Post Each of the stone sculptures was three times the size of a human head. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-744321

Judaism and organ donation: Is respiratory brain death considered death?

Jerusalem Post Within the Israeli religious-Zionist community, we strongly encourage organ donation and signing an Israeli organ donation card. Many haredim, however, disagree and Diaspora rabbis are divided. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-744079