Hunger stones, warships, entire cities: when the water level drops, spectacular finds appear in rivers and lakes. A stroke of luck for archeology – right?
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Kathrin Müller-Lance
Admittedly, Atlantis is not included. The list of finds that this year’s hot summer brought to light in rivers and lakes is nevertheless impressive. In a reservoir in western Spain, drought has uncovered a megalithic structure dubbed the “Spanish Stonehenge.” Several German ships from the Second World War have surfaced in the Danube, some of which are said to still be loaded with old ammunition. In the Rhine, Moselle and Elbe so-called hunger stones can be seen, whose inscriptions tell of past dry periods.