 The 12- by 12-inch runestone dates back to between 1 and 250 C.E. Javad Parsa NTB AFP via Getty Images During the fall of 2021, archaeologists excavating a grave in eastern Norway unearthed a block of red-tinged sandstone etched with spidery runes, an ancient system of writing used by Germanic peoples of northern Europe. ... Sensational Runestone Discovered in Norway May Be the Worlds... 