A silver armband discovered in a surprisingly large hoard buried in Scotland reveal more about ancient this ancient era.

After more than 1,000 years, researchers believe they've finally decoded the mystery of the world's longest runestone, a ...

Now, scientists in Norway are working to reassemble the ancient puzzle, a process that’s starting to shed light on who carved the mysterious runic writing and what the words mean. Runes were the ...

A diagram shows the ancient rune stone puzzle, which has an “unusual mixture of runes and other markings.” The complete rune stone dated between 50 B.C. and 275 A.D., making it “the earliest ...

See it →Metal detectorist unearths ancient gold item — and stuns experts in Germany. See it This meant the general translation of the rune was not a single person’s name, but instead said ...

Now, researchers have traced a path back in time to the world’s oldest recorded rune stone — and it’s full of secrets. Archaeologists unearthed a large, carved stone in an ancient cremation ...

The sandstone fragments analysed in the study were unearthed during excavations at a grave site in Svingerud, Norway, from 2021 to 2023. The fragments, found in separate graves, were dated to between ...

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Researchers excavating ancient graves in eastern Norway uncovered multiple fragments that, when fitted together, represent the world's oldest known rune stone. - George Alexis Pantos/Kristel Zilmer ...