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isaacschultz

Atlas Obscura Fellow 2019-2020

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Found: A Stash of Mystical Charms and Amulets in Pompeii

The ash-encased city always manages to surprise.

August 15, 2019

In Ethiopia, Ancient Humans Lived on Thin Air and Giant Mole-Rats

The earliest high-altitude settlement in Africa came as a surprise.

August 13, 2019

The True Glory of Woodstock Is That They Managed to Clean Up So Well

Archaeologists are finding evidence of the landmark festival anyway.

August 13, 2019

The Last Refuge of Eurasia’s Giant River Dwellers

From poaching and dams and climate, sturgeon in Georgia are facing extinction.

What Nut-Eating Gorillas in Gabon Mean for Human Evolution

Researchers spent 6,000 hours documenting their diet.

Found: A Spaceship-Shaped, 500-Million-Year-Old Sea Creature

High-altitude fossils from the deep, deep past.

extinct animals

For Sale: A Bison's Skull Straight From the Ice Age

The safe way to encounter horns this big.

Found: A Mysterious Warrior From Late Iron Age England

Some associate him with a real-life Asterix, though less successful in resisting the Romans.

The World's Shortest War Ended Less Than an Hour After It Started

But it’s not easy to say how long the Anglo-Zanzibar War actually was.

Two Tiny Monkeys Are Critical to Restoring the Amazon, With Their Poop

These tamarins have an affinity for disturbed rain forest.

underground railroad

The Last Stand of Brooklyn’s Underground Railroad

A rowhouse with a storied history is facing demolition.

A Breeding Breakthrough for New Zealand's Chubby Night Parrot

Chicks born by artificial insemination offer new hope for the endangered kākāpō.

For Sale: The First Telegram of World War II, Sent a Few Days Before World War II

You might call it a miscommunique.

Found: A Seditious Cufflink From the Colonial Resistance Wardrobe

It holds a semi-secret message of opposition to the king.

A Century-Old Botanical Catalog Shows How Urban Plant Life Has Changed

In Bologna and other cities around the world, it’s the age of the hardy invader.

Why California's Droughts Killed More Than 100 Million Resilient Trees

The lack of water ran very, very deep.