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When the team recently put the fragments together, some of the inscriptions completed one another.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
The clearest inscription is on the Hole 3 stone, and appears to be the rune inscriber’s signature.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
The image features inscriptions, which the Huntington materials suggest act a bit like speech bubbles, quoting passages from the New Testament.
—Erik Pedersen, Orange County Register, 15 Mar. 2025
This ancient inscription, carved in 196 BCE, was the key to unlocking the mystery of Egyptian hieroglyphics.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
The clearest inscription is on the Hole 3 stone, and appears to be the rune inscriber’s signature.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
The image features inscriptions, which the Huntington materials suggest act a bit like speech bubbles, quoting passages from the New Testament.
—Erik Pedersen, Orange County Register, 15 Mar. 2025
This ancient inscription, carved in 196 BCE, was the key to unlocking the mystery of Egyptian hieroglyphics.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Inscription.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscription. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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