A mysterious child's tooth is Iran's first evidence of Neanderthals

An evergreen cemetery, glass decaying fruit, and a salmon ATM. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. August 30, 2019 Ice Age Murder Mystery An analysis of a decades-old discovery in a remote mountain cave has confirmed suspicions that Neanderthals once roamed in modern-day Iran. This finding was based on an artifact smaller than a thimble: a tooth. Read More → RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Evergreen Cemetery Amid the tangles and snarls of melancholic vines and ivy of this overgrown cemetery lies the final resting place of true civil rights and women’s rights pioneers. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips Balkans Monuments Join us on a 13-day trip next April as we traverse Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina in search of Yugoslav memorial sites. Along the way, we’ll admire stunning scenery, explore underground tunnels, stay in Brutalist hotels, and meet the people who make up this diverse corner of Eastern Europe. Learn more → Community Excellent Elevators In the Art Towers of Sheffield, England, the paternoster lift is one of the last remaining doorless, continuously moving elevators. It’s also one of the largest. Tell us about the most unforgettable elevators you’ve encountered. Share now→ GUAPI, COLOMBIA Blue Anoles of Gorgona Island The world's only pure blue lizard lives exclusively on this secluded tropical island about 20 miles west of mainland Colombia. Read more → Glass Decaying Fruit After nearly two decades in storage, 4,300 delicate glass models of 780 different species of decaying fruit will be on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. Read more → Singapore Salmon ATM In January 2019, a new ATM was unveiled in Singapore’s Wisteria shopping mall. Instead of cash, this machine dispenses 200-gram fillets of frozen salmon from the fjords of Norway. Today, dozens of salmon ATMs dot the island city-state. Read more → From our friends at Quartz Biscuit Typography The graphic delights of British biscuit lettering are on display on a typography blog called Alphabettes. The unique lettering is essential to each biscuit's character. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222