In one C gone by , if you find carved rock ‘n’ roll go forth from the Elbe River you had a very tough sentence ahead of you . Well , at risk of sounding dramatic , they have re-emerge once again this summertime   – eek !

The carved“hunger stones”can be found in the Elbe River near the northern Czech Republic town of Decin , not far from the German boundary line .

Of naturally , their inauspicious foreshadowing is not witching hocus - pocus , it ’s just simple science . At times when the river ’s water levels neglect , namely as a result of drought , the forbidding stone steady emerge from the water . A foresightful   time ago , this would prompt citizenry to start stockpiling food and praying for rain .

As describe byThe Associated Press , an unprecedented numeral of the stone have re - emerged once again in light of the scorching drought that has strike Europe this summertime .

One of the stones is cheat with an minacious German inscription that record : “ When you see me , shout out . ” A later Czechoslovakian dedication reads : “ Do n’t exclaim , girl , do n’t grate . When it ’s dry , just spray your subject area wet . ” Others Harlan F. Stone feature watermark detailing the date of late drouth , the earliest of which   occurred in 1417 .

" It expressed that drouth had brought a regretful harvest , lack of food , high cost and thirst for poor people . Before 1900 , the abide by drought are immortalize on the stone : 1417 , 1616 , 1707 , 1746 , 1790 , 1800 , 1811 , 1830 , 1842 , 1868 , 1892 , and 1893 , " researchers save ina 2013 studyabout droughts throughout Czech story .

The Stone   are believed to be the oldest hydrological memorial in central Europe . Ever since the construction of a nearby dam in 1926 , some of the stones can typically be interpret for up to 126 solar day every year . However , the water level of the River Elbe hasreached a historic lowover the past few weeks , causing at least 12 of these discourage rock to emerge from its depths .

Through account , this part of Europe has been no unknown to drought . A study from 2015looked at tree rings to discover that Central Europe support relentless “ megadroughts ” in the 11th and mid-15th centuries CE . So it ’s perhaps no surprise this childlike and effective   method acting was developed by locals to ready them for any   hard times ahead .