Kensington Runestone real

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: December 10, 2000| Author: PEG MEIER | Copyright information

Kensington Runestone real, researchers say

Wisconsin chemist leads campaign for relic's legitimacy

By PEG MEIER

Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

Sunday, December 10, 2000

Q. What's 102 years old, an enduring dispute in Minnesota (and beyond) and again riling scholars, scientists and Scandinavians?

A. Yup. The KensingtonRunestone controversy.

It's back, and it's hot.

So hot that it drew a standing-room-only audience at a recent conference...

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