# The grooves are weathered more than a century of exposure could produce, so the carving is at least 200 years…

> Disputed: The grooves are weathered more than a century of exposure could produce, so the carving is at least 200 years old.

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# The grooves are weathered more than a century of exposure could produce, so the carving is at least 200 years…

The grooves are weathered more than a century of exposure could produce, so the carving is at least 200 years old.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** One piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Dated gravestones of the same rock type in Minnesota show much less groove weathering after a century.

## What would rule it out

- Dated 1890s carvings in similar rock show comparable weathering.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[A 2000 weathering study concluded the inscription was no less than 200 years old.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/kensington-runestone/evidence/EVD0CT1HZFR3KK8/a-2000-weathering-study-concluded-the-inscription-was-no)

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## The questions it answers

[Does the weathering of the grooves show the inscription is old?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/kensington-runestone/questions/QST0CT1HVAY1BW1/does-the-weathering-of-the-grooves-show-the-inscription-is)

Part of [When was the inscription carved?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/kensington-runestone/questions/QST0CT1HTVA12MW/when-was-the-inscription-carved)

Most likelyWithout a calibrated rate for this rock and setting, the weathering cannot date the carving

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The grooves are weathered more than a century of exposure could produce, so the carving is at least 200 years… [Answer ANS0CT1HZ7Y7XJG]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CT1HZ7Y7XJG
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