Articles by Matthew Taub

Two major Antwerp institutions are putting some of their voluminous holdings in the cloud.

Well, she might be now, at least.

Including its old Victorian-era nails.

It traveled three continents, survived desert warfare, and accidentally ended up with a man who'd been looking for it all along.

Whether a cookie or a fruit bun, the "offending object" has been discarded.

Scientific evidence suggests that her bones had been hidden behind a church wall for a millennium.

Atlas Obscura had a page for something called Moose Boulder, until fan Roger Dickey called us on it.

But without a return address.

But it's not clear whether future generations will keep the tradition alive.

16,000 years later, they still contain traces of cooked meat and fish.

The author, known as the "Lord of Misrule," had the audacity to erect a maypole in Massachusetts.

The supernatural has surrounded the guitar virtuoso for decades. 

The "flash" language reflected the makeup of the British penal colony at the time.

The city's iconic buildings inspired some monumental desserts.

He never even cashed it.

Making heads or tails of a discovery in southwestern England.

Fort Belvedere, where he gave up the throne, has seen both historic romance and political crisis.

Only four such sets are known to exist.

New research reveals that the hundreds of anonymous dead spanned both continents and centuries.

It may have even helped bring on the bubonic plague.

Glimpses of a master revising, changing, and editing.

Though John Evelyn wasn't a vegetarian, he did appear to be ahead of his time.

The King kind of had a thing for cars.

It's alive!