Norwegian archaeologists believe they have found the world's oldest runestone inscribed almost 2,000 years ago.
The discovery, which could date from the time of Jesus Christ, is"a dream for runologists", who study ancient runic alphabets, inscriptions and their history, the museum in Oslo said.
"We thought that the first ones in Norway and Sweden appeared in the years 300 or 400, but it turns out that some runestones could be even older than we previously believed", runologist Kristel Zilmer told Norwegian news agency NTB. Researchers inspect a runestone found at Tyrifjorden, Norway, at the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo. Photo: APRe-transcribed into the Latin alphabet, the inscription on the Tyrifjorden rune forms the unknown word"idiberug", perhaps a reference to the person lying in the grave.
The runestone will go on display at the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo from Jan 21 to Feb 26. - AFP
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