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Isaac Schultz

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2019

Atlas Obscura Fellow 2019-2020
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The gems and figures were found in the remains of a villa in Pompeii.

volcanoes

Found: A Stash of Mystical Charms and Amulets in Pompeii

The ash-encased city always manages to surprise.

By Isaac Schultz
The Fincha Habera rock shelter, the earliest high-altitude habitation site in Africa.

science

In Ethiopia, Ancient Humans Lived on Thin Air and Giant Mole-Rats

The earliest high-altitude settlement in Africa came as a surprise.

By Isaac Schultz
The crowd was much, much bigger than expected, which helped turn a music festival into the stuff of legend.

music

The True Glory of Woodstock Is That They Managed to Clean Up So Well

Archaeologists are finding evidence of the landmark festival anyway.

By Isaac Schultz
A captive beluga sturgeon (Huso huso), the largest freshwater fish species in the world.

endangered animals

The Last Refuge of Eurasia’s Giant River Dwellers

From poaching and dams and climate, sturgeon in Georgia are facing extinction.

By Isaac Schultz
The western lowland gorilla's diet consists of leaves, some fruit ... and nuts, apparently.

science

What Nut-Eating Gorillas in Gabon Mean for Human Evolution

Researchers spent 6,000 hours documenting their diet.

By Isaac Schultz
Cambroraster falcatus, first of its name.

fossils

Found: A Spaceship-Shaped, 500-Million-Year-Old Sea Creature

High-altitude fossils from the deep, deep past.

By Isaac Schultz
For Sale: A Bison's Skull Straight From the Ice Age

skulls

For Sale: A Bison's Skull Straight From the Ice Age

The safe way to encounter horns this big.

By Isaac Schultz
The helmet and headdress of the Bersted Man will be on display for the first time.

archaeology

Found: A Mysterious Warrior From Late Iron Age England

Some associate him with a real-life Asterix, though less successful in resisting the Romans.

By Isaac Schultz
The pulverized palace of Zanzibar.

politics

The World's Shortest War Ended Less Than an Hour After It Started

But it’s not easy to say how long the Anglo-Zanzibar War actually was.

By Isaac Schultz
A black-fronted tamarin.

forests

Two Tiny Monkeys Are Critical to Restoring the Amazon, With Their Poop

These tamarins have an affinity for disturbed rain forest.

By Isaac Schultz
Duffield Street between Willoughby and Fulton Streets was renamed Abolitionist Place in September 2007.

preservation

The Last Stand of Brooklyn’s Underground Railroad

A rowhouse with a storied history is facing demolition.

By Isaac Schultz
Sinbad the kākāpō, who sired his first chicks this year through artificial insemination.

genetics

A Breeding Breakthrough for New Zealand's Chubby Night Parrot

Chicks born by artificial insemination offer new hope for the endangered kākāpō.

By Isaac Schultz
The 80-year-old telegram reveals a premature German invasion.

nazis

For Sale: The First Telegram of World War II, Sent a Few Days Before World War II

You might call it a miscommunique.

By Isaac Schultz
The cufflink found at the site of the Brunswick Town tavern.

bars

Found: A Seditious Cufflink From the Colonial Resistance Wardrobe

It holds a semi-secret message of opposition to the king.

By Isaac Schultz
Snapdragons (Anthirrinum majus) grow from Bologna's ancient fortifications.

flowers

A Century-Old Botanical Catalog Shows How Urban Plant Life Has Changed

In Bologna and other cities around the world, it’s the age of the hardy invader.

By Isaac Schultz
A Sierra Nevada forest in August 2016, following several years of severe drought.

forests

Why California's Droughts Killed More Than 100 Million Resilient Trees

The lack of water ran very, very deep.

By Isaac Schultz
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