Drought-hit Danube gives way to mammoth fossil hunt in Bulgaria

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Severe drought has lowered the Danube river in Bulgaria to record levels, revealing mammoth bones and prompting volunteers to conduct fossil hunts. This environmental event showcases the impact of drought on natural and archaeological exploration in Europe.

As drought in Europe brings river levels to record lows, a group of volunteers scans the dried-up Danube riverbank in northern Bulgaria, not far from where the receding waters revealed mammoth bones in July. About 20 volunteers join an effort in the hope of discovering new fossils or artifacts in a search organised by the Regional Museum of History of Ruse.