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 ...

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 ...

Archaeologists have discovered what may be the world's earliest known rune-stone, a study reports. Runes are the letters of an alphabetic script used to write Germanic languages before the ...

Archaeologists in Norway have uncovered new details about the world's oldest known rune stone, first revealed in 2023. New research suggests that the nearly 2,000-year-old inscriptions were ...