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Detailed view taken on on January 17, 2032 in Oslo shows inscriptions on a sandstone rock, believed to be the world's oldest runestone inscribed almost 2,000 years ago, making it several hundred centuries older than similar earliest known artifacts. Photo by Javad Parsa/NTB/AFP via Getty Images

Science Jan 17

Archaeologists in Norway find ‘world’s oldest runestone’

By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press

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