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Anthropology

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16. There are some runes on rocks not far from where I live, borderlands with Mexico, not far from Sea of Cortez*

Wed Jun 18, 2025, 11:26 AM

Jun 18

But they have been declared a hoax. Maybe not so hoaxy?

*AKA as Gulf of California by some gringos.

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Runes found in Canadian wilderness baffle archaeologists [View all] Judi Lynn Jun 18 OP

Wow BoRaGard Jun 18 #1

Cool! markbark Jun 18 #2

Don't you just love a good quest?! wolfie001 Jun 18 #6

Run away! Run away! Ray Bruns Jun 18 #11

Will never be old, nor dated, nor not funny! wolfie001 Jun 18 #18

Thanks, Judi Lynn UpInArms Jun 18 #3

She sure does! wolfie001 Jun 18 #5

Fascinating! SheltieLover Jun 18 #4

i saw what you did there AllaN01Bear Jun 18 #8

"" AllaN01Bear Jun 18 #9

KNR and thank you for this fascinating find. niyad Jun 18 #10

Aliens! Ray Bruns Jun 18 #12

lol wolfie001 Jun 18 #19

It's probably true that Vikings had nothing to do with it since defacto7 Jun 18 #13

The oldest known example of fake news? n/t SpankMe Jun 18 #14

Follow the link Picaro Jun 18 #15

Hoaxters? Attilatheblond Jun 18 #17

chisel marks reveal metals kiri Jun 18 #20

Finally hard evidence of St. Brendan the navigator? LT Barclay Jun 18 #21

Very interesting wendyb-NC Jun 18 #23

New reporting today concludes they are probably of Swedish origin wishstar Jun 18 #24