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Kristel Zilmer
@Kristel_Zilmer
Professor of Runology. Exploring the lives and after-lives of inscribed artefacts. @Kulturhistorisk, @UniOslo. Own views. Very verified.
Jan 17, 2023 • 32 tweets • 11 min read
1. This thread is about a unique #runic find from Norway – the oldest datable rune-stone in the world. It can change our knowledge about early runic writing tradition and the custom of making rune-stones. #runology #archaeology Photo: George Alexis Pantos, @Kulturhistorisk A small slab of brownish sa... 2. This small slab of sandstone is from ca. 1–250 CE. Found late in 2021 by archaeologists @Kulturhistorisk while excavating a grave field at Hole, Ringerike, eastern Norway. The stone has multiple thinly incised inscriptions – an extraordinary sight on such an early rune-stone.