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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

Ex-hostage Sasha Troufanov wraps tefillin with Russian chief rabbi day after release

Jerusalem Post After nearly 500 days, Sasha was freed from Gaza captivity. The next morning, he turned to his faith. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-842366

Forbidden no more: Residents return to Palmyra as military zones reopen

Jerusalem Post After years away from its impressive Greco-Roman ruins, the inhabitants have returned to stroll among its monuments. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-842333

‘Hill of Jewels’ in India’s Odisha reveals three colossal Buddha heads

Jerusalem Post The excavation team discovered ancient wall remnants, a giant palm replica, and three colossal Buddha heads with elongated earlobes and a lion pedestal. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-842331

On display in Jerusalem: Newton’s end of the world prophecy

Jerusalem Post Based on the Book of Daniel, Newton believed 2060 would usher in a new era of peace and divine order. https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/christianity-news/article-842328

Woman buried with chains near Jerusalem shows first evidence of female asceticism in Byzantine era

Jerusalem Post Researchers found the remains of the ascetic individual bound in chains. Small metal plates and a tiny cross were found near the abdomen of the skeleton. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-842326

“There is no freedom in life”: Rabbi Pinto shatters a myth

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-842320

Holiness in Haifa: The little shul that shines a spotlight on Orthodoxy

Jerusalem Post Rabbi Baruch Kind said that the synagogue had saved Haifa and that the study hall had taken the missile hit for the entire neighborhood. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-841974