Droughts Around The World Uncover Ancient Artifacts

While droughts and heat waves around the world are raising concerns about the planet’s future, they are also revealing glimpses of the past usually hidden from view. NBC’s Matt Bradley reports for TODAY on the relics that are hundreds (and millions) of years old.

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[lili.]

"if you see me, weep." that gave me chills

[adelynmoncada]

Only when the last tree has been cut down, the last fish been caught, and the last stream poisoned, will we realize we cannot eat money

[Daniel-ffho]

So much of our ancient history is untold & hidden, buried or submerged under water. Can you imagine what remains to be rediscovered or simply just lost to time.

[aaronblackwell]

This is so cool. Not the droughts, but all the different stuff they are finding

[NewGeneration]

It’s obvious it’s a cycle if those artifacts where uncovered before too

[memes]

The entire world is really in a massive mode transition.

[seankennedy]

I've lived through 104°F and -24°F. The winter cold takes more lives yearly than any summer "heat wave" has.

[badtbssls]

If artifacts are being recovered then that means this has happened before doesn’t it ? The world always finds away to heal itself even if it means getting rid of those hurting it

[Dcf]

We can’t even imagine what the ocean has in its waters

[Gene_Cali]

"They cut down all the trees and then name the streets after them. The world is a place that's gone from being flat to round to crooked." It's MAD.

[ronnieg]

We all need to plant more trees, conserve, and protect the endangered animals. They all have a purpose to our world. Less pollution is also key.

[kittydollsxo]

In the past, it seems the earth goes through drastic events and then back to flourishing with much life... from severe water flooding, horrible droughts, and extreme freezing then the earth goes back to normal. does earth have a natural reset process? I'm not surprised if it heals itself that way.

[sonnyharrelson]

Remember this kind of drought happens about once every 60 years or so. These thing being found were once above water even if they are inside a dam area!

[franchescadore]

This is so scary… gives me so much anxiety, I feel like the worst is yet to come

[improbablywrongabouteveryt]

This is not the end; this is a beginning.

[xoxoxalicia]

Wow. There’s so much undiscovered history all around us

[raymondnieves]

Well it shows that the water was low during the time that these things were there and then the water got high so maybe it's time for it to go low again you know up-and-down

[neddyladdy]

Is just decades old called ancient history now ?

[julieisthatart]

Growing, changing, shedding the old skin to come out new, it is the way of nature. Staying the same is not normal.

[savageCI]

Seems like history telling you this isn’t the first time this has happened