Archaeologists, Mayanists, and Hershey’s collaborated to reveal this ancient vessel’s secrets

A mathematical marvel, three-seat toilet, and No Name Lake. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. February 25, 2019 Maya Chocolate An unlikely collaboration between archaeologists, Mayanists, and chemists at Hershey’s uncovered residue on an ancient Maya vessel that revealed its former life as a chocolate holder. Read More → Mathematical Marvel Hidden in a small chapel in the heart of a popular Italian city, a 19th-century device allows its users to accurately track 4,000 years of history and predictions with a simple crank of its nine cylinders. Read more → Medieval Three-Seat Toilet In London, a 900-year-old plank with three roughly carved holes is giving curators a peek at how people took care of business along a tributary of the Thames that has since been rerouted underground. Read more → Luxor, Egypt Myrrh Tree An unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots back to one of the many expeditions commissioned by the famous Egyptian queen, Pharaoh Hatshepsut. Read more → HELSINKI, FINLAND Sompasauna No matter how many times this Finnish community-run sauna gets destroyed, it always rises from the ashes. Read more → OREGON No Name Lake Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon’s snow-capped Broken Top Mountain. Read more → Food & Drink Turkey Joints No turkeys are harmed in the creation of this unique, chocolate nut candy manufactured in Rome, New York. Read more → From our friends at curiosity First English Word The earliest English word on record was discovered during an archaeological dig near Norwich, England in the early 1930s. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222