# Minnesota Monthly n.d.: Runestone Cowboy

> Minnesota Monthly, n.d.. 9 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Source for the weathering study, which has no peer-reviewed publication.

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[Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[Kensington Runestone](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/kensington-runestone)Minnesota Monthly n.d.

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# 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.

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## 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…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/kensington-runestone/answers/ANS0CT1HZ7Y7XJG/the-grooves-are-weathered-more-than-a-century-of-exposure)

Answer

ANS

[Without a calibrated rate for this rock and setting, the weathering cannot date the carving.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/kensington-runestone/answers/ANS0CT1J0764NJK/without-a-calibrated-rate-for-this-rock-and-setting-the)

Answer

ANS

[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)

Evidence

EVD

[A geologist reported weathering implying at least 200 years.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/kensington-runestone/evidence/EVD0CT1HW2C0BZH/a-geologist-reported-weathering-implying-at-least-200-years)

Evidence

EVD

[Swedish scientists called the 2000 method approximate.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/kensington-runestone/evidence/EVD0CT1J0F05KQ8/swedish-scientists-called-the-2000-method-approximate)

Evidence

EVD

[Scott Wolter reports weathering consistent with at least 200 years](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/kensington-runestone/events/EVT0CT1HT3W15ZZ/scott-wolter-reports-weathering-consistent-with-at-least-200)

EVT

[Scott Wolter](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/kensington-runestone/people/FIG0CT1HQXJ1Y4Q/scott-wolter)

FIG

[The Kensington Runestone](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/kensington-runestone)

The mystery article

MYS

[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)

Question

QST

## Cite it

```
Minnesota Monthly (n.d.). Runestone Cowboy. Minnesota Monthly. https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/arts-entertainment/runestone-cowboy/
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[Read it free at minnesotamonthly.com](https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/arts-entertainment/runestone-cowboy/)

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