The Kensington Rune Stone is one of America's best-known archaeological hoaxes. This article gives a good overview.
The Kensington Rune Stone Hoax - Archaeology Review
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The Kensington Rune Stone is one of America's best-known archaeological hoaxes. This article gives a good overview.
4 Comments
recreationalplacebos@midwest.social · 7 pts · 3y
Oh man, if I had a nickel for every time some old farmer asked me if I was looking for runestones when out surveying in central Minnesota. I tell myself they're just joking around, but there are a lot of true believers around here, so you never know.
tinycarnivoroussheep@possumpat.io · 4 pts · 3y
Who knows, you still might find one -- one that was buried by a bored farm kid. Might've made a nice diversion from cow-tipping.
LogLurker@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 3y
I had never heard of this before! Very thorough read, thank you for sharing.
Tempus@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Minnesotan here, Dad's family were Swedish farmers. Yep, they'd tell ya how 'dem Vikins was here a way before Columbus or any a 'dem guys.