This time, we will look at the infamous Kensington Runestone found in the USA and the claims made by Scott Wolter from America Unearthed. Is the stone evidence of templars and Scandinavians in the US? Or is it a creation in modern times?

In Digging up Ancient Aliens, our host Fredrik uses his background in archaeology to discover what is genuine, fake, and somewhere in between in popular media, such as Ancient Aliens, Ancient Apocalypse, and many other places.

In this episode:

• What is the Kensington Runestone? 00:01:51
• Let the runes speak 00:07:39
• New or old Swedish? 00:21:31
• The hooked X does not mark the spot 00:26:37
• Numbers and runes 00:32:51
• Kensington runestone and archaeology 00:45:22
• KRS and geology 00:49:49
• River kings without rivers 00:54:24
• Here come the templars 00:56:24
• Why and who? 01:04:15

Find the transcript and sources for this episode here: https://diggingupancientaliens.com/episode-70-the-kensington-runestone

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