The Kensington Rune Stone is one of America’s best-known archaeological hoaxes. This article gives a good overview.

  • Recreational PlacebosM
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    1 year ago

    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.

  • Tempus@lemmy.world
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    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.