Move over Columbus??

Ray Newman · Aug 15, 2014

A supposed Viking ship discovered in Tennessee on the shores of the Mississippi River

http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/usa-viking-ship-discovered-near-mississipi-river/

Selena · Aug 15, 2014

Ray Newman said:
A supposed Viking ship discovered in Tennessee on the shores of the Mississippi River

http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/usa-viking-ship-discovered-near-mississipi-river/

Great. now the Danes will be demanding reparations.

HAWKEYE#28 · Aug 16, 2014

Ahhhhhhh Yes.......The Kensington Rune Stone found near Alexandria, MN................ 8)

Rick Courtright · Aug 16, 2014

HAWKEYE#28 said:
Ahhhhhhh Yes.......The Kensington Rune Stone found near Alexandria, MN................ 8)

Hi,

If rumor's to be believed, the world's most famous door step? Favorite anthro prof in college said evidence pointed toward it being a fake around 1970... what's the consensus these days?

Rick C

blume357 · Aug 16, 2014

It's common knowledge that Columbus 'rediscovered' the Caribbean and South America... The Vikings were here way before that... but then there really were folks here before them not just the Native Americans that came from Asia (12,000 years ago) but the latest theory is the French (actually Normandy) were here before that... as in close to 20, 000 years.

toysoldier · Aug 16, 2014

Rick Courtright said:
HAWKEYE#28 said:

Ahhhhhhh Yes.......The Kensington Rune Stone found near Alexandria, MN................ 8)

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Hi,

If rumor's to be believed, the world's most famous door step? Favorite anthro prof in college said evidence pointed toward it being a fake around 1970... what's the consensus these days?

Rick C

Discoveries in the last ~20 years in Scandinavia have turned up inscriptions whose lettering matches certain peculiarities found on the Kensington stone. Since this information was not available at the time the stone was discovered, it should pretty well quash accusations of forgery. However, some academics with their professional reputations on the line are still denying its authenticity.