>>9482191>Proven fake, the maker copied the runes from a textbook.Actually, most of the "hoax" claims are outdated and, if anything has been "proven" it's that these claims are not the last word on the Runestone. In fact, the latest scholarship authenticates it.
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2001-2002
Multiple papers are published and presentations are given on both the geology and linguistics of the stone proclaiming it authentic.
2003 - Scott Wolter conducted a study to compare the weathering of the rune stone to other similar stones exposed to similar climate for a known period in order to deduce an age. Tombstones of slate in Maine that were approximately 200 years old were selected. Samples were taken with permission and studied. The carvings on the tombstones did not have complete mica deterioration and the rune stone did. This made it possible to conclude that the rune stone was carved more than 200 years ago. This of course, rules out any any hoax and any conclusion other than the rune stone is an artifact of pre-Columbian European contact.
2004-2005 - The rune stone travels to Sweden and the Ohman family begins to speak out. Scholars begin to line up to proclaim that Olof did not carve the stone.
Scott Wolter makes two trips to the Swedish island of Gotland to photograph medieval grave slabs and churches where runic inscriptions reveal words and characters similar to those on the rune stone.
The book, The Kensington Rune Stone: Compelling New Evidence is published.
2009 - Scott Wolter publishes, “The Hooked X”€ and the movie “Holy Grail in America”€ airs on the History Channel.
One cannot read through this brief history without getting a sense of how many times history has repeated itself regarding the stone. Runologists make claims of hoax, their claims are refuted. The new geology studies confirm what Winchell told us nearly 100 years ago.
