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Scientists from several European countries have found ancient stones and ancient ships after a severe drought that struck across Europe reduced water in rivers and lakes to unprecedented levels.
Reuters reported that archaeologists in Spain, which suffered the worst drought in decades, found a prehistoric stone circle called (Spanish Stonehenge), which is usually flooded by a dam.
Officially known as the Dolmen of Guadalbirl, the stone circle is now completely exposed in one corner of the Valdecanas reservoir in the Cáceres region in central Spain, where authorities say the water level has fallen to 28 percent of the tank's capacity.
And memories of past droughts in Germany came back to mind with the re-emergence of the so-called (hunger stones) along the Rhine, as many of these stones appeared along the banks of the largest river in Germany in the past few weeks, and some of these stones bear dates and initials from the names of some Its reappearance is seen by some as a warning and reminder of the hardships people faced during previous droughts.
The Danube, one of Europe's other large rivers, plunged to one of its lowest levels in nearly a century as a result of drought, revealing the hulls of more than 20 German warships that sank during World War II near the Serbian port of Brahovo.
Italy declared a state of emergency in the areas around the Po River, and in late July a bomb dating back to World War II, weighing 450 kilograms, was discovered submerged in the low waters of the country's longest river.
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