Prologue Journal

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

The hora, the hora! How Jewish wedding music got that way – opinion

Jerusalem Post When did the hora become such a staple in Jewish culture? https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-745229

Did this archaeological discovery expand the Greek empire’s history?

Jerusalem Post The discovery of ancient tools in an ancient Greek city may have taught archaeologists more about human evolution. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-745227

6 million-year-old ‘elephant graveyard’ unearthed in Florida

Jerusalem Post The paleontologists uncovered the full skeletons of at least one adult and seven infant gomphotheres. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-745169

Priest Says He Became ‘Scapegoat’ for Controversial Armenian Land Deal

Jerusalem Post Armenian Patriarchate tells The Media Line that the patriarch was deceived by the priest. https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-745205

Senior Guatemala government officials celebrate the country’s relations with Israel

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-745147

Scientists find evidence of the bubonic plague in Bronze Age England – study

Jerusalem Post Researchers were able to demonstrate that the plague was present in England well before the widely-known Black Plague outbreak of the Middle Ages. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-745149

Bible banned in several Utah schools due to ‘vulgarity and violence’

Jerusalem Post The district ultimately removed the Bible from elementary and middle schools, citing “vulgarity and violence” in its texts, but would allow it in high school libraries. https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-745112

The Jewish calendar reminds us where we’ve been — and what’s next

Jerusalem Post Judaism’s connection to the nature of the Land of Israel is a reminder of our connection to this land. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-745061

Ancient monster tooth discovered by Californian woman walking on the beach

Jerusalem Post The tooth belonged to a Pacific mastodon, a creature that went extinct over 10,000 years ago https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-745050

Should Israel outlaw the sale of archaeological artifacts?

Jerusalem Post A joint Zoom symposium in Jerusalem and London examines the quasi-legal business of antiquities trading in Israel. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-744824