Runestone Cowboy

Minnesota Monthly, n.d.. Minnesota Monthly.

Profile of Scott Wolter describing his 2000 weathering study for the Runestone Museum, its conclusion of at least 200 years, its reception at a 2004 debate and his later disputes with former collaborators.

Kensington RunestoneWeb pageChecked against the original0

What it's used for here

Source for the weathering study, which has no peer-reviewed publication.

Cited by on this site 9 records

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

Answer

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Without a calibrated rate for this rock and setting, the weathering cannot date the carving.

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

Evidence

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A geologist reported weathering implying at least 200 years.

Evidence

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Swedish scientists called the 2000 method approximate.

Evidence

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Scott Wolter reports weathering consistent with at least 200 years

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Scott Wolter

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The Kensington Runestone

The mystery article

MYS

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

Question

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Cite it

Minnesota Monthly (n.d.). Runestone Cowboy. Minnesota Monthly. https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/arts-entertainment/runestone-cowboy/

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. “Runestone Cowboy.” Minnesota Monthly (n.d.).