How did ancient Egypt acquire so many ibis mummies?

Petroglyph springs, tracking pygmy seahorses on social media, and more. Email not displaying correctly? View in your browser. November 18, 2019 High-Demand Mummies Preserved animals have turned up everywhere in Egypt, from pharaoh’s tombs to city necropolises. Ibises in particular have been found by the millions, but archaeologists have not had concrete evidence of how the birds were acquired prior to being sacrificed and mummified. Were they domesticated and raised on an industrial scale or just captured from the wild? Read More → WILLIAMS, ARIZONA Petroglyph Spring Deep in the Kaibab National Forest in northern Arizona, this perennial source of freshwater was once an important stop for pioneers and soldiers traveling westward during the 1800s. Surrounding boulders covered in petroglyphs have been credited to the Cohonina people, who inhabited the area between approximately 700 and 1100. Read more → Atlas Obscura Trips Night Photography in Borrego Springs, California Join us on a four-day trip this March as we venture deep into the California desert for a night photography workshop in the Dark Sky Sculptural Oasis of Borrego Springs. Cameras in hand, we’ll explore more than 130 towering desert sculptures, many of which pay tribute to prehistoric creatures that once roamed these same grounds. Learn more → Taiwan’s Pygmy Seahorses Are Very Online A pygmy seahorse researcher’s greatest challenge? Finding them in the first place. It’s not just that pygmy seahorses are small—and they are itty-bitty—but that they’re also masters of disguise. This can make it impossible for any one person to document the critters alone, so the few scientists who study them are turning to social media to track them down. Read more → Sponsored by Mitsubishi Motors Nashville’s Carter Vintage Guitars There's no shortage of guitar shops in Music City, but one in particular has developed a reputation setting it apart from the rest. The opportunity to jam out on in-store instruments may be rare in music stores, but patrons at Carter Vintage Guitars are encouraged to try any of their more than 1,600 instruments, some hailing from country music legends. Watch Now→ From the archives National Park Blueprints Yellowstone was declared the country’s (and the world’s) first national park in 1872, and by the time the National Park Service was established in 1916, the program had grown to include Casa Grande Ruins, Rocky Mountain, Sequoia, and Yosemite, among others. But before they expanded, they needed a plan. The resulting early master plans for U.S. National Parks are almost as beautiful as the parks themselves. Read more → NORTHOME, MINNESOTA The Lost 40 A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of Minnesota forest was completely underwater. Read more → Visit AtlasObscura.com · View in Browser · Unsubscribe · See All Newsletters 61 Greenpoint Ave #622, Brooklyn, NY 11222