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Does the weathering of the grooves show the inscription is old?

Asked 26 Oct 2026 by ·Part of When was the inscription carved?·4 answers·0·0 following
Most likely: without a calibrated rate for this rock and setting, the weathering cannot date the carvingAhead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

Where it stands

Four answers have been proposed. Without a calibrated rate for this rock and setting, the weathering cannot date the carving. leads, with evidence 1 for: partly supported by its tests. Three are still possible.

Why it matters

Weathering is the only physical evidence offered for a medieval date⁠[1]⁠[2].

Answers 4

Evidence: 1 for
Most likely
None of these.
Not tested enough to call either way
Evidence: none yet
Still possible
Evidence: 1 for
Disputed
Evidence: 1 for
Still possible

History

  1. Artec 3D puts forward: the weathering is consistent with burial and exposure since the late nineteenth century.
  2. Artec 3D: relative depth of calcite and greywacke runes was read as about 130 years of wear.For: The weathering is consistent with burial and exposure since the late nineteenth century.
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