Two visiting scholars to Northeastern State University conducted a field examination of the Heavener Runestone and also lectured on the significance of runes as potential artifacts indicating European contact pre-dating Columbus.
Dr. Henrik Williams from the University of Uppsala in Sweden, and Dr. Richard Nielsen of Houston, visited NSU on Oct. 3-4 as part of Williams' lecture tour of the United States to explore rune sites and visit with scholars. In addition to NSU, William's 14-site national tour includes lectures at Harvard University, the University of California at Berkeley; UCLA; the University of Minnesota; Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill.; and Ohio State University.
