Jakarta, IO – Several European countries are hit by heatwave which has caused rivers and lakes to dry up. One of the worst-affected countries is Spain.
The drought, however, has led archaeologists to make an unexpected discovery. As water level subsided in a Spanish dam, they found a prehistoric stone circle, Antara reported on Monday (22/8).
The stone formation is officially named Guadalperal Dolmen, but is better known as the “Spanish Stonehenge,” after similar object in England.
It appeared intact at one corner of the Valdecanas dam, Caceres Province, where authorities said the water had receded to 28 percent of its original capacity.
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It was first discovered by German archaeologist Hugo Obermaier in 1926, but the area was then filled with water when a dam was constructed in 1963 during the reign of dictator Francisco Franco. (un)