The Svingerud Runestone is a sandstone object featuring Elder Futhark inscriptions found in a grave west of Oslo, Norway. Radiocarbon dating indicates that ...

Jan 19, 2023 · OSLO, NORWAY—The Guardian reports that a runestone estimated to be up to 2,000 years old has been found in a cremation pit in southern ...

Jan 17, 2023 · The stone has been named after the place of discovery, and is now called the Svingerud stone. Sometime between 1,800 and 2,000 years ago ...

Jan 17, 2023 · Svingerudsteinen is the only stone that is retrieved from an archaeological context, dating back to before 300 CE. This new find is making ...

Jan 22, 2023 · Researchers named the stone after the site: Svingerudsteinen (the Svingerud Stone). 'Idiberug'. It's the oldest carved-stone fragment of the ...

Jan 31, 2023 · The roughly 1,800-2,000-year-old stone is called the Svingerud stone, and was found during an excavation of several grave fields near Tyrifjord, ...

Nov 11, 2023 · The runestone is around 40X30cm in size and around 5 cm thick. The runic inscription is on the bottom left corner and in older proto norse runes ...

Jan 20, 2023 · While excavating a cremation burial site in eastern Norway, archaeologists uncovered a red sandstone boulder bearing a unique inscription.

Jan 18, 2023 · The stone has been named “Svingerudsteinen,” or “the Svingerud Stone,” after the site where it was found. Burnt bones and charcoal from the ...

Jan 23, 2023 · The world's oldest rune stone, Svingerudsteinen, was discovered in Trøndelag, Norway, and is believed to be up to 2000 years old.