EPISODE · Mar 18, 2026 · 38 MIN
The Wawa Runestone: Northern Ontario’s Newest Archaeological Mystery
from The Backroads Bill Podcast · host North Bay Echo
On this episode of Backroads Bill, we head to Northwestern Ontario to explore one of the most intriguing archaeological discoveries in the region in recent years.Local historian Johanna Rowe joins the show to talk about the discovery of the Wawa Runestone, a rock carving hidden in the bush that contains more than 250 characters written in runic script.Johanna walks us through how the discovery first came to light, the process of bringing archaeologists and language experts into the investigation, and the years of careful research that followed.Find out more here: https://www.ocare.ca/ 0:00 – The Wawa Runestone Discovery4:37 – First Seeing the Carvings9:51 – Translating the Runic Message17:02 – Who Might Have Carved It?31:36 – Why the Discovery Matters
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On this episode of Backroads Bill, we head to Northwestern Ontario to explore one of the most intriguing archaeological discoveries in the region in recent years.Local historian Johanna Rowe joins the show to talk about the discovery of the Wawa Runestone, a rock carving hidden in the bush that contains more than 250 characters written in runic script.Johanna walks us through how the discovery first came to light, the process of bringing archaeologists and language experts into the investigation, and the years of careful research that followed.Find out more here: https://www.ocare.ca/ 0:00 – The Wawa Runestone Discovery4:37 – First Seeing the Carvings9:51 – Translating the Runic Message17:02 – Who Might Have Carved It?31:36 – Why the Discovery Matters
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