Roman camp of Aquis Cuerquenis resurfaces after drought in Spain (Credit: EPA)

The remains of a flooded Roman camp have resurfaced as the water levels that have caused Spain’s prolonged drought have resurfaced.

The camp, known as Aquis Querquennis, was flooded in 1948, creating the As Conchas reservoir.

Parts of the settlements are usually seen sporadically throughout the year as the water levels rise and fall.

But after the country’s worst drought in decades, the entire archaeological site can now be seen.

The Roman settlement is believed to have been built in 75 AD before being abandoned in 120 AD. Used as a temporary fortress and military stronghold, the Romans built the Via Nova nearby.

epaselect epa10113714 View of the Aquis Querquennis Roman camp located on the banks of the Limia river at the As Conchas reservoir in Urense, Spain, August 10, 2022. The camps are normally underwater, but are now visible due to their low leverage. Like the La Concha Reservoir. EPA/Brace Lorenzo

The camp is located on the banks of the Limia River in the As Conchas reservoir in Ourense, Spain (Credit: EPA)

epa10113714 View of the Roman camp Aquis Querquennis, located on the banks of the Limia river in the As Conchas reservoir in Ourense, Spain, on August 10, 2022. The camps are normally underwater, but are now visible due to the low leverage of As Concha Reservoir. EPA/Brace Lorenzo

After weeks of scorching temperatures, the water has dropped to just 49% of its maximum level (Credit: EPA)

The site was lost to the sands of time until local archaeologists discovered it in the 1920s and began excavating it.

However, when a hydroelectric dam was built downstream, the site was flooded and turned into a reservoir.

Roman military camp Aquis Querquennis (Porto Quintera). It was occupied from the end of the 1st century to the middle of the 2nd century. A trip to Antonino, ruins along the Via Romana XVIII or Via Nova. Bande Baths, La Baixa Limia Province, Ourense Province, Galicia, Spain. (Photo: PHAS/Universal Image Group at Getty Images)

The Roman camp was occupied from the last quarter of the 1st century to the middle of the 2nd century (Credit: Getty Images)

Several weeks of extreme heat in Spain have dried up rivers and lakes across the country.

Other treasures were also revealed by the falling water level.

A ring of stones believed to date back 500 years has resurfaced from the depths of the Valdecañas reservoir, southwest of Madrid.

Guadalperal Dolmen, also known as ‘Spanish Stonehenge’ (Credit: Getty Images)

Officially called the Guadalperal Dolmen, but nicknamed the “Spanish Stonehenge”, it is the fourth occurrence since the 1963 flood.

Elsewhere in Spain, the flood-affected town known as Aceredo reappeared.

The city was flooded in 1992 to build a reservoir, but the heat of that year has put the building back on display.

Due to low water levels at the Lindoso reservoir hydroelectric power station near Lobios, Ourense province, northwestern Spain, on November 22, 2021, the underwater remains of the ancient town of Aseredo are usually visible. - The people of the town of Aseredo were forced to leave their homes in 1992 to build a reservoir. In addition to Acedo, four other towns were sunk in this part of Galicia: Alleroira, Buscaque, O Bao and Lantemir. (Photo: MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP) (Photo: MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP via Getty Images)

A typical underwater archaeological site in the town of Aseredo in northwestern Spain (Credit: Getty Images)

In fact, some of the old neighbors have come back to take a look.