Famine Stones Wrecks And Bones Europe S Drought Brings The Past To The Surface Europe

As Europe’s rivers dry up in a devastating drought that scientists say could prove to be the worst in 500 years, their receding waters are revealing long-hidden artefacts, from Roman camps to ghost villages and World War II shipwrecks . The so-called ‘hunger stone’ in Děčín is one of dozens of central European rivers that have been carved to mark their levels during historic droughts – and to warn future generations of the famine and hardship that will follow each time. that become visible. The “stone of hunger”, one of the oldest hydrological monuments in central Europe, in Děčín. Photo: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Czech researchers in 2013 described the stone as “carved with years of hardship and the initials of writers lost in history”, saying it “expressed that the drought had brought bad harvests, food shortages, high prices and hunger for the poor”. The earliest legible year on the Děčín stone is 1616. Traces of inscriptions relating to much earlier droughts, including 1417 and 1473, have been largely eroded over time. Ten later dry years, between 1707 and 1893, are also recorded. Stark reminders of the dire consequences of drought, most of the Hunger Stones are found on the Elbe, which flows from the north of what is now the Czech Republic through former Bohemia and then Germany before reaching the North Sea near Hamburg. Others occur in the Rhine, Danube and Moselle. The banks of the Elbe have dried up after a long drought in Dresden, eastern Germany. Photo: Jens Meyer/AP One, near Bleckede in Germany, reads: “When this goes down, life will become more colorful again.” The Elbe stones in particular have appeared more regularly – particularly during the central European drought of 2018 – since a dam was built in the 1920s. But they are far from the only archaeological objects to see the light of day once again in this year’s drought. Italy’s longest river, the dry Po, whose water level is at a 70-year low, has brought the remains of an ancient settlement to Piedmont. More recent remains to emerge from the river include the wreck of the Zibello, a 50m barge sunk during the second world war, a Nazi tank and, near Mantua, a 450kg bomb, whose discovery and detonation required the evacuation of more than 3,000 people from their homes. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. In Lombardy, foundations of wooden buildings dating from the Bronze Age have been raised from the bed of the Oglio River, while the skull of a 100,000-year-old deer and the remains of hyenas, lions and rhinos have turned up in dried-up parts of Lake Como. Due to the heat and drought, the ruins of a bridge over the Tiber River have emerged near the Vittorio Emanuele II Bridge in Rome. Photo: Minichiello/AGF/Rex/Shutterstock In Rome, the receding Tiber revealed the ruins of a bridge believed to have been built in the first century for the emperor Nero so that he could more easily visit his possessions on the right bank of the river, including the villa of his mother, Agrippina. In Serbia, the mighty Danube has fallen to its lowest level in almost a century, exposing the wrecks of more than 20 explosive-laden German warships killed during the second world war near Prahovo, some still with turrets and bridges intact, others mostly hidden under sandbanks. In Spain, sunken villages have become incredible tourist attractions. Aceredo, a small town near the Portuguese border, was flooded by the Lima River in 1992 to make room for the Alto Lindoso Reservoir, but has re-emerged this spring. An aerial view of the ghost village resurfaced below the Lima River in Spain. Photo: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images The As Conchas Evaporating Reservoir has also revealed the Aquis Querquennis, a Roman fort built between 69 and 79 AD but abandoned around 120 AD. The site disappeared underwater in 1949, but its full 2.4 hectares (5.9 acres) is now being revealed. Also in Galicia, the falling waters of the Belesar Reservoir, built in 1963 and currently at 39% capacity, have exposed the sunken village of old Portomarín, allowing visitors to take walks in its houses. In Extremadura, a 15th-century bridge emerged below the surface of the Cijara reservoir, as did the entire 11th-century Sant Romà de Sau church in Catalonia. Much further north, the ruins of Berich, an entire sunken village near Waldeck in Germany that has been 12 meters underwater since 1913 and is commonly referred to by divers as Edersee-Atlantis, can now be visited on foot. The foundation walls of the village of Berich on the bank of the Edersee reservoir near Waldeck, Germany. Photo: Timm Reichert/Reuters In Switzerland, melting glaciers have revealed more gruesome secrets, including two rows of unidentified human remains on an old trail that crosses the Chessjen Glacier in the southern canton of Valais. And in Norway, retreating ice has revealed an Iron Age woolen tunic, a Roman-style sandal and an arrow estimated to be 1,300 years old.

title: “Famine Stones Wrecks And Bones Europe S Drought Brings The Past To The Surface Europe Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-04” author: “Jesse Nickerson”

As Europe’s rivers dry up in a devastating drought that scientists say could prove to be the worst in 500 years, their receding waters are revealing long-hidden artefacts, from Roman camps to ghost villages and World War II shipwrecks . The so-called ‘hunger stone’ in Děčín is one of dozens of central European rivers that have been carved to mark their levels during historic droughts – and to warn future generations of the famine and hardship that will follow each time. that become visible. The “stone of hunger”, one of the oldest hydrological monuments in central Europe, in Děčín. Photo: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Czech researchers in 2013 described the stone as “carved with years of hardship and the initials of writers lost in history”, saying it “expressed that the drought had brought bad harvests, food shortages, high prices and hunger for the poor”. The earliest legible year on the Děčín stone is 1616. Traces of inscriptions relating to much earlier droughts, including 1417 and 1473, have been largely eroded over time. Ten later dry years, between 1707 and 1893, are also recorded. Stark reminders of the dire consequences of drought, most of the Hunger Stones are found on the Elbe, which flows from the north of what is now the Czech Republic through former Bohemia and then Germany before reaching the North Sea near Hamburg. Others occur in the Rhine, Danube and Moselle. The banks of the Elbe have dried up after a long drought in Dresden, eastern Germany. Photo: Jens Meyer/AP One, near Bleckede in Germany, reads: “When this goes down, life will become more colorful again.” The Elbe stones in particular have appeared more regularly – particularly during the central European drought of 2018 – since a dam was built in the 1920s. But they are far from the only archaeological objects to see the light of day once again in this year’s drought. Italy’s longest river, the dry Po, whose water level is at a 70-year low, has brought the remains of an ancient settlement to Piedmont. More recent remains to emerge from the river include the wreck of the Zibello, a 50m barge sunk during the second world war, a Nazi tank and, near Mantua, a 450kg bomb, whose discovery and detonation required the evacuation of more than 3,000 people from their homes. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. In Lombardy, foundations of wooden buildings dating from the Bronze Age have been raised from the bed of the Oglio River, while the skull of a 100,000-year-old deer and the remains of hyenas, lions and rhinos have turned up in dried-up parts of Lake Como. Due to the heat and drought, the ruins of a bridge over the Tiber River have emerged near the Vittorio Emanuele II Bridge in Rome. Photo: Minichiello/AGF/Rex/Shutterstock In Rome, the receding Tiber revealed the ruins of a bridge believed to have been built in the first century for the emperor Nero so that he could more easily visit his possessions on the right bank of the river, including the villa of his mother, Agrippina. In Serbia, the mighty Danube has fallen to its lowest level in almost a century, exposing the wrecks of more than 20 explosive-laden German warships killed during the second world war near Prahovo, some still with turrets and bridges intact, others mostly hidden under sandbanks. In Spain, sunken villages have become incredible tourist attractions. Aceredo, a small town near the Portuguese border, was flooded by the Lima River in 1992 to make room for the Alto Lindoso Reservoir, but has re-emerged this spring. An aerial view of the ghost village resurfaced below the Lima River in Spain. Photo: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images The As Conchas Evaporating Reservoir has also revealed the Aquis Querquennis, a Roman fort built between 69 and 79 AD but abandoned around 120 AD. The site disappeared underwater in 1949, but its full 2.4 hectares (5.9 acres) is now being revealed. Also in Galicia, the falling waters of the Belesar Reservoir, built in 1963 and currently at 39% capacity, have exposed the sunken village of old Portomarín, allowing visitors to take walks in its houses. In Extremadura, a 15th-century bridge emerged below the surface of the Cijara reservoir, as did the entire 11th-century Sant Romà de Sau church in Catalonia. Much further north, the ruins of Berich, an entire sunken village near Waldeck in Germany that has been 12 meters underwater since 1913 and is commonly referred to by divers as Edersee-Atlantis, can now be visited on foot. The foundation walls of the village of Berich on the bank of the Edersee reservoir near Waldeck, Germany. Photo: Timm Reichert/Reuters In Switzerland, melting glaciers have revealed more gruesome secrets, including two rows of unidentified human remains on an old trail that crosses the Chessjen Glacier in the southern canton of Valais. And in Norway, retreating ice has revealed an Iron Age woolen tunic, a Roman-style sandal and an arrow estimated to be 1,300 years old.

title: “Famine Stones Wrecks And Bones Europe S Drought Brings The Past To The Surface Europe Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-24” author: “Leola Jorgenson”

As Europe’s rivers dry up in a devastating drought that scientists say could prove to be the worst in 500 years, their receding waters are revealing long-hidden artefacts, from Roman camps to ghost villages and World War II shipwrecks . The so-called ‘hunger stone’ in Děčín is one of dozens of central European rivers that have been carved to mark their levels during historic droughts – and to warn future generations of the famine and hardship that will follow each time. that become visible. The “stone of hunger”, one of the oldest hydrological monuments in central Europe, in Děčín. Photo: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Czech researchers in 2013 described the stone as “carved with years of hardship and the initials of writers lost in history”, saying it “expressed that the drought had brought bad harvests, food shortages, high prices and hunger for the poor”. The earliest legible year on the Děčín stone is 1616. Traces of inscriptions relating to much earlier droughts, including 1417 and 1473, have been largely eroded over time. Ten later dry years, between 1707 and 1893, are also recorded. Stark reminders of the dire consequences of drought, most of the Hunger Stones are found on the Elbe, which flows from the north of what is now the Czech Republic through former Bohemia and then Germany before reaching the North Sea near Hamburg. Others occur in the Rhine, Danube and Moselle. The banks of the Elbe have dried up after a long drought in Dresden, eastern Germany. Photo: Jens Meyer/AP One, near Bleckede in Germany, reads: “When this goes down, life will become more colorful again.” The Elbe stones in particular have appeared more regularly – particularly during the central European drought of 2018 – since a dam was built in the 1920s. But they are far from the only archaeological objects to see the light of day once again in this year’s drought. Italy’s longest river, the dry Po, whose water level is at a 70-year low, has brought the remains of an ancient settlement to Piedmont. More recent remains to emerge from the river include the wreck of the Zibello, a 50m barge sunk during the second world war, a Nazi tank and, near Mantua, a 450kg bomb, whose discovery and detonation required the evacuation of more than 3,000 people from their homes. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. In Lombardy, foundations of wooden buildings dating from the Bronze Age have been raised from the bed of the Oglio River, while the skull of a 100,000-year-old deer and the remains of hyenas, lions and rhinos have turned up in dried-up parts of Lake Como. Due to the heat and drought, the ruins of a bridge over the Tiber River have emerged near the Vittorio Emanuele II Bridge in Rome. Photo: Minichiello/AGF/Rex/Shutterstock In Rome, the receding Tiber revealed the ruins of a bridge believed to have been built in the first century for the emperor Nero so that he could more easily visit his possessions on the right bank of the river, including the villa of his mother, Agrippina. In Serbia, the mighty Danube has fallen to its lowest level in almost a century, exposing the wrecks of more than 20 explosive-laden German warships killed during the second world war near Prahovo, some still with turrets and bridges intact, others mostly hidden under sandbanks. In Spain, sunken villages have become incredible tourist attractions. Aceredo, a small town near the Portuguese border, was flooded by the Lima River in 1992 to make room for the Alto Lindoso Reservoir, but has re-emerged this spring. An aerial view of the ghost village resurfaced below the Lima River in Spain. Photo: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images The As Conchas Evaporating Reservoir has also revealed the Aquis Querquennis, a Roman fort built between 69 and 79 AD but abandoned around 120 AD. The site disappeared underwater in 1949, but its full 2.4 hectares (5.9 acres) is now being revealed. Also in Galicia, the falling waters of the Belesar Reservoir, built in 1963 and currently at 39% capacity, have exposed the sunken village of old Portomarín, allowing visitors to take walks in its houses. In Extremadura, a 15th-century bridge emerged below the surface of the Cijara reservoir, as did the entire 11th-century Sant Romà de Sau church in Catalonia. Much further north, the ruins of Berich, an entire sunken village near Waldeck in Germany that has been 12 meters underwater since 1913 and is commonly referred to by divers as Edersee-Atlantis, can now be visited on foot. The foundation walls of the village of Berich on the bank of the Edersee reservoir near Waldeck, Germany. Photo: Timm Reichert/Reuters In Switzerland, melting glaciers have revealed more gruesome secrets, including two rows of unidentified human remains on an old trail that crosses the Chessjen Glacier in the southern canton of Valais. And in Norway, retreating ice has revealed an Iron Age woolen tunic, a Roman-style sandal and an arrow estimated to be 1,300 years old.

title: “Famine Stones Wrecks And Bones Europe S Drought Brings The Past To The Surface Europe Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-01” author: “Brandi Isbell”

As Europe’s rivers dry up in a devastating drought that scientists say could prove to be the worst in 500 years, their receding waters are revealing long-hidden artefacts, from Roman camps to ghost villages and World War II shipwrecks . The so-called ‘hunger stone’ in Děčín is one of dozens of central European rivers that have been carved to mark their levels during historic droughts – and to warn future generations of the famine and hardship that will follow each time. that become visible. The “stone of hunger”, one of the oldest hydrological monuments in central Europe, in Děčín. Photo: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Czech researchers in 2013 described the stone as “carved with years of hardship and the initials of writers lost in history”, saying it “expressed that the drought had brought bad harvests, food shortages, high prices and hunger for the poor”. The earliest legible year on the Děčín stone is 1616. Traces of inscriptions relating to much earlier droughts, including 1417 and 1473, have been largely eroded over time. Ten later dry years, between 1707 and 1893, are also recorded. Stark reminders of the dire consequences of drought, most of the Hunger Stones are found on the Elbe, which flows from the north of what is now the Czech Republic through former Bohemia and then Germany before reaching the North Sea near Hamburg. Others occur in the Rhine, Danube and Moselle. The banks of the Elbe have dried up after a long drought in Dresden, eastern Germany. Photo: Jens Meyer/AP One, near Bleckede in Germany, reads: “When this goes down, life will become more colorful again.” The Elbe stones in particular have appeared more regularly – particularly during the central European drought of 2018 – since a dam was built in the 1920s. But they are far from the only archaeological objects to see the light of day once again in this year’s drought. Italy’s longest river, the dry Po, whose water level is at a 70-year low, has brought the remains of an ancient settlement to Piedmont. More recent remains to emerge from the river include the wreck of the Zibello, a 50m barge sunk during the second world war, a Nazi tank and, near Mantua, a 450kg bomb, whose discovery and detonation required the evacuation of more than 3,000 people from their homes. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. In Lombardy, foundations of wooden buildings dating from the Bronze Age have been raised from the bed of the Oglio River, while the skull of a 100,000-year-old deer and the remains of hyenas, lions and rhinos have turned up in dried-up parts of Lake Como. Due to the heat and drought, the ruins of a bridge over the Tiber River have emerged near the Vittorio Emanuele II Bridge in Rome. Photo: Minichiello/AGF/Rex/Shutterstock In Rome, the receding Tiber revealed the ruins of a bridge believed to have been built in the first century for the emperor Nero so that he could more easily visit his possessions on the right bank of the river, including the villa of his mother, Agrippina. In Serbia, the mighty Danube has fallen to its lowest level in almost a century, exposing the wrecks of more than 20 explosive-laden German warships killed during the second world war near Prahovo, some still with turrets and bridges intact, others mostly hidden under sandbanks. In Spain, sunken villages have become incredible tourist attractions. Aceredo, a small town near the Portuguese border, was flooded by the Lima River in 1992 to make room for the Alto Lindoso Reservoir, but has re-emerged this spring. An aerial view of the ghost village resurfaced below the Lima River in Spain. Photo: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images The As Conchas Evaporating Reservoir has also revealed the Aquis Querquennis, a Roman fort built between 69 and 79 AD but abandoned around 120 AD. The site disappeared underwater in 1949, but its full 2.4 hectares (5.9 acres) is now being revealed. Also in Galicia, the falling waters of the Belesar Reservoir, built in 1963 and currently at 39% capacity, have exposed the sunken village of old Portomarín, allowing visitors to take walks in its houses. In Extremadura, a 15th-century bridge emerged below the surface of the Cijara reservoir, as did the entire 11th-century Sant Romà de Sau church in Catalonia. Much further north, the ruins of Berich, an entire sunken village near Waldeck in Germany that has been 12 meters underwater since 1913 and is commonly referred to by divers as Edersee-Atlantis, can now be visited on foot. The foundation walls of the village of Berich on the bank of the Edersee reservoir near Waldeck, Germany. Photo: Timm Reichert/Reuters In Switzerland, melting glaciers have revealed more gruesome secrets, including two rows of unidentified human remains on an old trail that crosses the Chessjen Glacier in the southern canton of Valais. And in Norway, retreating ice has revealed an Iron Age woolen tunic, a Roman-style sandal and an arrow estimated to be 1,300 years old.