Prologue Journal

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

New analysis suggests Tutankhamun’s golden mask belonged to another

Jerusalem Post They research team focused on a specific detail that had previously gone unnoticed: the perforated ears of the mask. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-827815

Skeleton made from bones of five people across 2,500 years found in Belgium

Jerusalem Post The tomb, known as “Tomb 26,” was unearthed in the 1970s during excavations of a cemetery in Pommerœul, near the French border. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-827813

As guests of an international conference: Rabbis visit the Jewish community

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-827793

102 years ago, one of the all-time greatest archaeological discoveries was made

Jerusalem Post A member of the team, a water boy, accidentally stumbled upon a stone that turned out to be the first step of an ancient staircase. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-827616

Colombian rancher finds largest known fossil of three-meters tall “Terror Bird” in Tatacoa Desert

Jerusalem Post Fossil bears tooth marks from giant crocodile, hinting at how the predator met its end. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-827612

A wealth of wisdom: Respecting power as HashemDoes

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-827649

Ancient Roman dam saves Spanish town from devastating floods

Jerusalem Post At least 214 people died and over 200 remain missing in Spain’s worst flooding in living memory. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-827463

The Power of Baba Sali’s Prayer

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-827513

Archaeological discovery reveals hidden history of Mayan “Snake Kings”

Jerusalem Post Newly discovered reliefs at Dzibanché depict celestial ancestors of the Kaanu’l dynasty. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-827462

Archaeologists discover submerged Nabataean temple off Italy’s coast

Jerusalem Post The temple, estimated to be at least 2,000 years old, was likely built by Arabian immigrants from the Nabataean culture, marking it as the first known temple built by them outside of the Middle East. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-827460