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Heritage was the main inspiration behind magnificent runestones being offered to community councils across the isles. Magnus Hutchison, of Whalsay, saw the opportunity to celebrate Shetland’s history ...

During an excavation near the small Czech Republic village of Lány, a graduate student discovered a section of a cow’s rib bone that had some strange carved markings on its surface. She didn’t know ...

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Ancient writing systems are a fascinating window into the past, offering clues about the cultures that created them. These scripts are not just means of communication, but also art forms, often ...

Runic script was developed in Scandinavia between the 2nd and 8th centuries AD. It was originally used for short inscriptions. After the Viking Age, this famous form of writing was altered to compete ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The symbols can be traced back to Futhark, the oldest known runic alphabet. Archaeologists remain baffled by a surprising, ...

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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 adoption of ...