Prologue Journal

Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Netherlands returns 119 Benin bronzes, redressing 1897 British expedition looting

Jerusalem Post In recent years, about 1,100 objects from German, Scottish, British, and French museums have been returned amid pressure over colonial-era acquisitions. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-842944

The Angel’s Double-Edged Sword: Protection and Obligation

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-842937

Between Heaven and Earth: The Secret of the Soul According to Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-842936

Rising Antisemitism: 30 young Rabbis from 13 countries start training program

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-842934

Before Indian wootz and Damascus steel: Meteorite iron shaped Iron Age patterns in Poland

Jerusalem Post Archaeologists in Poland uncovered 26 iron objects made from a single meteorite. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-842794

80,000-year-old Homo sapiens stone blades discovered in Arabia

Jerusalem Post Findings at Jebel Faya reveal new insights into Homo sapiens migrations out of Africa. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-842785

Greece to open new underwater archaeology museum in Piraeus in 2026

Jerusalem Post The museum, which will exhibit ancient archaeological artifacts discovered in the sea, is the largest cultural project currently underway in Greece. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-842779

Egypt announces discovery of King Thutmose II’s tomb, the first royal find since Tutankhamun

Jerusalem Post The tomb completes the missing royal tombs of Egypt’s eighteenth dynasty. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-842778

Pope Francis has double pneumonia, complicating his treatment, Vatican says

Jerusalem Post Pope Francis hospitalized with double pneumonia, Vatican says treatment is challenging. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-842717

Polish detectorists find 2,000-year-old Roman spatha sword while searching for WWII relics

Jerusalem Post Experts believe the sword was deposited as a funerary offering during a Przeworsk culture burial. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-842616