# A 2000 weathering study concluded the inscription was no less than 200 years old.

> A 2000 weathering study concluded the inscription was no less than 200 years old.

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# A 2000 weathering study concluded the inscription was no less than 200 years old.

A 2000 weathering study concluded the inscription was no less than 200 years old.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[The grooves are weathered more than a century of exposure could produce, so the carving is at least 200 years…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/kensington-runestone/answers/ANS0CT1HZ7Y7XJG/the-grooves-are-weathered-more-than-a-century-of-exposure)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). A 2000 weathering study concluded the inscription was no less than 200 years old. [Evidence EVD0CT1HZFR3KK8]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0CT1HZFR3KK8
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**EVD** 0CT1HZFR3KK8

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