European Geoscience Union
The Hunger Stones have words engraved on them. They were etched in years of hardship—such as 1616, 1746, and 1892— when droughts brought soaring food prices and starvation. They are resurfacing again as Europe is experiencing record droughts. The stone above was found in Děčín in the Elbe river in Germany. It reads “When you see me, weep” written upside down so it can be read from above |
(Previously posted here in 2018)
Who knew stones long covered in water could time travel and be so cleverly political too?
ReplyDeleteAnd kind of heartbreaking….
Delete1616 ... those people and their greenhouse gasses !
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