Religion – Page 3 – Prologue Journal

Documentation: Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto meets Agam Berger and Keith Siegel after captivity

Jerusalem Post In an emotionally charged meeting held last night at the Kfar Maccabiah Hotel, Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto arrived to meet Agam Berger and Keith Siegel, two of the released hostages from Hamas captivity. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-842647

The soil erosion on the Turkish coast revealed a Hellenic Kouros

Jerusalem Post An ancient fragment of a Kouros statue was unearthed on the Yılancı Burnu coast in Kuşadası, Turkey. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-842611

Discovery in Shandong pushes back Great Wall’s origin by 300 years

Jerusalem Post Excavation in Guangli village uncovers walls dating to the Zhou Dynasty, revealing the oldest known section of the Great Wall. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-842607

Five ‘atypical’ graves raise the question–Did Vikings visit this French Atlantic island?

Jerusalem Post Among the pieces are two combs made of bone or deer antler, one of which has a geometric decoration that evokes parallels with objects identified in the Frisian region of the Netherlands. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-842614

Kuwaiti-Italian archaeologists uncover 2,300-year-old Hellenistic courtyard on Failaka Island

Jerusalem Post The Al-Qurainiya site has been a focal point for archaeological research since 2014. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-842476

‘Kissing Girls on Shabbat’: A frank memoir of a woman’s inner turmoil

Jerusalem Post Kissing Girls on Shabbat is a ruthlessly frank memoir of her inner turmoil, trying to live the expected married life with a self-absorbed Gur Hassid. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-841825

Around 3,000 17th-century plague victims found in mass graves in Nuremberg

Jerusalem Post The remains include women, men, and children who, according to experts, perished during a major plague wave in 1632/33. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-842338

Ancient Nicopolis theater restoration nears completion: ‘In the Footsteps of the Apostle Paul’

Jerusalem Post Nicopolis is included among the key sites of the Cultural Route “In the Footsteps of the Apostle Paul”–archaeological sites and monuments connected with the Second Apostolic Journey. https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/christianity-news/article-842337

How do mummies smell? Like pine, cedar, juniper, myrrh, and frankincense

Jerusalem Post Researchers find that aromatic resins used in mummification continue to produce sweet, woody, and spicy scents. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-842335

Cleveland Museum returns smuggled Marcus Aurelius statue to Turkey after 65 years

Jerusalem Post The Manhattan DA and US Homeland Security deemed Turkey’s request valid and seized the statue from the Cleveland Museum of Art. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-842334