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America’s oldest tombstone journeyed across the Atlantic and honored a knight
He was knighted by King James I and died in 1627 when the tombstone was commissioned. During church renovations in the 1960s they moved the stone to its new location. Though the stone is made of ...
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World’s oldest rune stone has more pieces that contain mysterious messages, researchers say
Archaeologists who originally unearthed the oldest known rune stone in 2021 while investigating an ancient grave site in eastern Norway found the large piece covered with traces of runes.
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Pizza delivery leads to discovery of 320-year-old tombstone and this Indonesian’s bid to help others find ancestors
Pippo Agosto trained in biology but has always been interested in history. His fascination with Chinese graves led to the discovery of Semarang’s oldest Chinese tombstone.