The Oldest Known Rune Stone Fragments Found in Burial Sites, Hints at Germanic Ritual Practices Archaeologists discovered ...

Fragments of the oldest rune stone in the world were found in an ancient Norwegian burial ground Inscriptions on the stones were determined to be the earliest known form of runic writing ...

Researchers pieced the stone together like a jigsaw puzzle from various fragments found at an ancient burial ground.

Archaeologists in Hole, Norway, unearthed 12 fragments of a carved standing stone, identified as the world’s oldest rune stone, a study said. Photo from the Museum of Cultural History While ...

Engraved some time between 50 BCE and 275 CE, the ancient stone was eventually broken apart and scattered across multiple burials, while some of the inscriptions suggest that the runes may have ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Fragments of the world's earliest known rune stone, found at Svingerud, Norway, fit together like a jigsaw puzzle, suggesting intentional separation. These ...

Fragments of the oldest rune stone in the world were found in an ancient Norwegian burial ground Inscriptions on the stones were determined to be the earliest known form of runic writing, which could ...