I've uploaded the following files about the Kensingto Rune Stone at the end of August '98.

• This is one of the articles that started the latest round of discussions in May '98. It deals with the circumstances of the discovery of KRS.
• And here's my review of the book by T. Blegen that the critics of KRS love to cite in their support. I was not impressed...
• This article deals with the weathering of KRS. There are no problems there, in spite of frequent misrepresentations by KRS critics.
• This is my review of the latest article by Prof. Knirk that appeared in SCANDINAVIAN STUDIES. It is full of the usual misrepresentations and dishonesty.
• Here's my proof that KRS is authentic.

Here are the latest additions to this subject from summer of '98.

New Easter Island and Polynesia files:

• In this article, I respond to criticism from Greg. He complained that Heyerdahl seemed to ignore megalithic masonry elsewhere in Polynesia. Greg's criticism was partly justified, but it certainly cannot invalidate Heyerdahl's larger thesis.
• Since my critics found more connections between EI and the rest of Polynesia than it was previously thought existed, Heyerdahl's thesis seemed to be in trouble. Here I explain why this is not really so, and what Heyerdahl's larger thesis actually is.
• Here I point to some real problems in the mainstream view of Polynesian prehistory. Surprisingly enough, there are too many troubling uncertainties in this area. Dumbing down Polynesian history.
• More information to add to the previous post.
• This file adds up to the general picture of the Polynesian history. This is an alternative view that the mainstream scholars don't want to hear. What emerges here is that there was an early phase of Polynesian history associated with ocean-raft navigation and megalithic construction. These raft-navigators were coming from South America.
• Here's important botanical information indicating that South American influence reached not only EI but also the rest of Polynesia.
• This adds to the previous post.
• The following botanical information mostly relates specifically to Easter Island.
• This and the following two articles contain my review of what a leading mainstream scholar Paul Bahn has been saying about EI and Heyerdahl. There are many serious problems with his analyses.
• Part two, dealing with botanical evidence.
• Part three, dealing with how ancient mausoleums on EI became "chicken houses" through efforts of incompetent mainstream scholars.
• This article provides an update about the voyage of Inca Tupac to Polynesia. This subject has been covered previously in other files on this webpage.