An archaeologist says a rock used to mark a parking lot at a church in Sweden is actually a 1,000-year-old runestone.
Stockholm County Museum runic expert Lars Andersson said a rock used to help mark the lot’s boundaries is thought to date back to the Viking Age in Sweden, The Local said Friday.
Andersson said in a museum statement the discovery of runic inscriptions on the rock thanks to rainy weather was akin to a “religious experience.”
Full story at UPI.com
Related posts:
- Ancient Spindle with Runes Discovered in Reykjavík
- Viking ship found on Swedish lake bottom
- Swedish archaeologists uncover 7th century ship
- Row the Rock Viking boat team smash Isle of Man record
- Archaeologists given the rune around
