Prehistoric people built little artificial islands in Scottish lochs

'The Lorax' tree, rainy travel trips, and Ethiopia's volcanic landscapes. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. June 20, 2019 Artificial Islands Lochs across Scotland are speckled with small, flat islets, known as crannogs. By radiocarbon dating pottery found nearby, researchers recently discovered the landmasses were handmade around the Neolithic period–but why? Read More → ‘The Lorax’ Tree With a whimsical, irregular trunk and flat-topped evergreen leaves, the Monterey cypress in La Jolla, California, that may have inspired the trees in The Lorax fatally fell over last week. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips Art in Santa Fe Immerse yourself in traditional and contemporary Southwestern art on a six-day trip this October as we explore the mind-boggling House of Eternal Return, enjoy a pottery demo and traditional feast with a Pueblo tribal member, and take in the vistas of Georgia O'Keeffe's Ghost Ranch on horseback. Learn more → Community Obscure Sports From Estonian extreme swinging to the precision horseback-riding of ring jousting in Maryland, there are countless rare and incredible sports and pastimes enjoyed all over the world. Tell us the greatest ones you’ve ever heard of or experienced. Share now → Volcanic Landscapes Because of its toxic vapors and iron-rich salt, the area around the Dallol volcano in Ethiopia is sometimes called “a land of death.” But for scientists figuring out what life might look like on Mars and other distant worlds, the area’s particular combination of extremes is invaluable. Read more → Lucknow, India Bara Imambara This magnificent 18th-century hall consists of a maze of nearly a thousand interconnected passages accessed through 489 identical doorways. Read more → Summerville, Georgia Abandoned Bridge Bypassed and forgotten after a new highway was built, this double arch bridge in Summerville, Georgia, is slowly being reclaimed by nature. Read more → From our friends at Curiosity Ancient Greek Predictions Greek philosophers predicted Earth was round even before they could prove it with evidence. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222