A stash of mystical charms and amulets were found in Pompeii

The Dalai Lama's Land Rover, junk graveyards, and hidden sketches. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. August 19, 2019 Found: Pompeii Treasure In Pompeii's House of the Garden, archaeologists recently uncovered a large trove of amulets, gemstones, beads, and pendants, which are believed to have served mystical purposes. Read More → STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN Battle Exhibit An exhibit in the Swedish History Museum displays skeletons and weapons from the Battle of Visby, a devastating 14th-century clash between Gotland farmers and Danish troops. Read more → Dalai Lama Land Rover The vintage 4x4 that traversed rural roads in Dharamsala for 10 years with the 14th Dalai Lama is up for auction at Sotheby’s and is expected to sell for $100,000 to $150,000. Read more → Community Junk Graveyards In Alto, Georgia, dozens of school buses have been retired to The School Bus Graveyard, where they're used as canvases and transformed into magical works of art. All over the world, junk graveyards like these have become sites of wondrous desolation. Tell us about your favorites. Share now → Ondiri Swamp Exploited for years, these vital wetlands near Nairobi are blooming anew thanks to a remarkable grassroots effort. Read more → Hidden Sketches New scientific research has revealed that beneath Leonardo da Vinci’s The Virgin of the Rocks, an altarpiece painted for a church in Milan and now in London’s National Gallery, are sketches that are helping us understand the Renaissance master’s process. Read more → SKAGASTRÖND, ICELAND Museum of Prophecies This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess. Read more → PORTOBELLO, SCOTLAND Coade Stone Columns Situated along the promenade of a seaside village on the outskirts of Edinburgh are three pillars made from a malleable artificial stone called Coade. They stood in a garden at Argyll House for nearly 90 years before mysteriously moving to their current home in the early part of the 1800s. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222