Found: an elaborate Viking graveyard at the end of a fjord

Whales weighed by drone, secret building features, and the Order of Malta. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. October 04, 2019 Found: Viking Graveyard Archaeologists recently discovered a large Viking cemetery about 50 miles west of Trondheim, Norway, at the end of the Vinje Fjord. The site contained the remains of at least 20 burial mounds, including what was once a mound covering a mortuary house. Read More → Whales Weighed by Drone Drone photographs taken of 86 southern right whales off the coast of Argentina are allowing scientists to measure the giant creatures’ mass from a distance. Used with historical measurements, this new imagery could offer researchers a non-invasive way to get up close and personal with many kinds of marine life. Read more → Pre-Order Our Book It's almost here! We've added more than 100 of the world's most curious places to the second edition of our book. It's now available for pre-order and will be released October 15. Pre-Order now → A New Crusade The Order of Malta, a nearly-1,000-year-old Christian chivalric order that pre-dates the Crusades, has established a place in the modern world by providing accessible medical care and disaster relief in 120 countries. Hypermobile by choice and by tradition, the Order focuses on border zones and serves populations who are themselves mobile. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips Winter in Chernobyl Join us for a nine-day photography trip next January as we seek out Ukraine's awe-inspiring sights, from towering relics of Soviet power to hundred-year-old brickwork drains beneath the streets of Kyiv. You’ll also have the rare opportunity to photograph the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, capturing a side of the area only a Ukrainian winter can reveal. Learn more → GLASGOW, SCOTLAND City Chambers Staircase Step inside Glasgow, Scotland’s City Chambers and you’ll stumble upon Western Europe’s largest marble staircase. The ornate structure is part of a building boasting more marble than the Vatican. Read more → Community Secret Building Features Painted to look like a bookcase, a secret door inside M.S. Rau Antiques in New Orleans conceals a room filled with museum-quality artifacts and artwork. There are many buildings with secret rooms and surprising features like this one. What are the most wondrous ones you've discovered? Share now → Valga, Estonia Valga/Valka Border For the last century, the border of Estonia and Latvia within this small town has appeared and disappeared various times. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222