Found: A mysterious warrior from late Iron Age England

Our First Journey winner, favorite historical fashions, forest-saving monkeys. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. August 01, 2019 First Journey Winner Last week, we announced the five finalists for First Journey, the competition we launched to give one of our readers $15,000 to take their first real journey. And now, after reviewing thousands of proposals, we couldn’t be more thrilled to introduce you to our winner. Read More → Found: Iron Age Warrior Though he was unearthed about 50 miles from London in 2007, archaeologists now believe an ancient fighter, known as “Bersted Man,” may not have been English at all. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips Last Chance: Secrets of Newfoundland Join us this September on a nine-day trip exploring Newfoundland’s natural wonders, rich history, rural charms, and locally sourced cuisine, from the capital of St. John's to the working fishery of Bay de Verde. The booking deadline is August 10, so don’t miss out! Learn more → Community Historical Fashion Throughout history, clothing and fashion have served as some of the most iconic signifiers of a given time and place. Tell us about your favorite historical fashion trends or bygone bits of clothing. Share now → Moon Butter Sculpture In a sculpture not for the lactose-intolerant, several members of the historic Apollo 11 crew—Commander Neil Armstrong, lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin, and command module pilot Michael Collins—are rendered in butter at this year’s Ohio State Fair. Read more → Forest-Saving Poop Both animal life and indigenous tribes are increasingly being forced to relocate as deforestation and mining encroach deeper into the Amazon. Up against these threats, two pint-sized monkeys are proving to be engines for rebuilding forest spaces—with their feces. Read more → Seaham, England ‘Tommy’ Memorial Nicknamed ‘Tommy’ by locals, “Eleven ‘O’ One” is an amazingly detailed statue of a World War I-era soldier over nine feet high. Read more → Isla Mujeres, Mexico Sea-View Cemetery This island graveyard in Isla Mujeres is one of the few cases where the tombs' ocean view overlooks the famed hues of the Caribbean. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222