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The '''Käymäjärvi Inscriptions''' refers to [[inscription]]s on a stone approximately 52.5 cm high and 105 cm wide, engraved with characters similar to those found in [[runic alphabet]]s.<ref>Murdin, Paul. 2009. Full Meridian of Glory: Perilous Adventures in the Competition to Measure the Earth. Springer, ISBN 0387755330, p. 63</ref> The Käymäjärvi Inscriptions are located near Lake Käymäjärvi, about 26 km northeast of [[Pajala Municipality|Pajala municipality]], Northern [[Sweden]]. |
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[[File:Käymäjärvi stone by Maupertuis.png|thumb|Käymäjärvi Inscriptions as drawn by [[Pierre Louis Maupertuis]] in 1737.]] |
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The '''Käymäjärvi inscriptions''' are two [[inscription]]-like mark rows on a stone approximately 52.5 cm high and 105 cm wide, engraved with characters similar to those in [[runic alphabet]]s.<ref name=Murdin63>{{cite book|last=Murdin|first=Paul|title=Full meridian of glory: perilous adventures in the competition to measure the Earth|year=2009|publisher=Copernicus Books/Springer|location=New York|isbn=978-0-387-75533-5|page=63|edition=1st}}</ref> The Käymäjärvi inscriptions are near [[Lake Käymäjärvi]], about 26 km northwest of [[Pajala]] in northern [[Sweden]]. The inscriptions were first reported in 1689 and were thought to be man made. According to a 2018 report by archaeologists, geologists and historians; however, the inscriptions were found not to be man made but instead results of natural processes. |
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The stone is today so degraded, it is no longer possible to compare it with other scripts such as [[Orkhon script]] or the [[Kharosthi]] (Hashtnagar Pedestal) script that uses repeated numerals. |
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==First report== |
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The Käymäjärvi Inscriptions were first reported by [[Olof Rudbeck|Olof Rudbeck |
The Käymäjärvi Inscriptions were first reported by [[Olof Rudbeck|Olof Rudbeck Sr.]] (1630–1702) in the second volume of ''Atlantica'' (1689). The local inhabitants, especially the [[Sami people|Saami]], considered the stone to carry a very important message from their ancestors. |
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==Second report== |
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The second author to report the inscriptions |
The second author to report the inscriptions was [[Eric Brunnius]] (1706–83) of [[Uppsala University]] in a discussion about the town of [[Tornio]] (''De urbe Torna''; 1731). Brunnius states that the stone has rune characters and the engraving of a triple crown which was degraded and is absent. The [[physicist]] [[Anders Celsius]] (1701–44), also an early [[runologist]], concluded that the inscriptions were not of runic character. |
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==Third report== |
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[[Celsius]] and [[Pierre Louis Maupertuis]] ( |
[[Anders Celsius|Celsius]] and [[Pierre Louis Maupertuis]] (1698–1759) visited the stone around 11 April 1737, during their Earth meridian measurement expedition.<ref name=Murdin63/> Celsius and Maupertuis both sketched the inscriptions in their diaries of the journey.<ref>{{cite web|title=The hidden knowledge of Lake Käymäjärvi|url=http://lapinkavijat.rovaniemi.fi/maupertuis/kaymajarvi_eng.html|work=The degree measurements by de Maupertuis in the Tornionlaakso Valley 1736 – 1737|accessdate=25 February 2012}}</ref> The tale of this travel and stone, at that time considered to be very exotic in nature, was presented in his application to the [[French Academy of Sciences|Académie des Sciences]] and may have influenced the decision to elect him to the Academy.{{Dubious|date=November 2020|reason=Celsius seems never to have been a member, Maupertuis to have become one in 1723.}} |
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==Report 2018== |
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According to a study made by archaeologists, geologists and historians published in the ''[[Cambridge Archaeological Journal]]'' in 2018, the inscriptions are not man-made but instead a result of natural processes.<ref>[https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-archaeological-journal/article/alternative-pasts-and-colonial-engagements-in-the-north-the-materiality-and-meanings-of-the-pajala-runestone-vinsavaara-stone-northern-sweden/6F7DD1E99FC394CF92C6AA15B2CC85B4 Alternative Pasts and Colonial Engagements in the North: The Materiality and Meanings of the Pajala 'Runestone' (Vinsavaraa Stone), Northern Sweden]</ref> |
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==References== |
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*Tobé, Erik, "''Maupertius' "Berättelse om en färd till det inre av Lappland för att finna ett gammalt minnesmärke"''", Oknytt No. 1-4, 1999, Vol. 20 |
*Tobé, Erik, "''Maupertius' "Berättelse om en färd till det inre av Lappland för att finna ett gammalt minnesmärke"''", Oknytt No. 1-4, 1999, Vol. 20 |
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Latest revision as of 18:45, 22 November 2024
The Käymäjärvi inscriptions are two inscription-like mark rows on a stone approximately 52.5 cm high and 105 cm wide, engraved with characters similar to those in runic alphabets.[1] The Käymäjärvi inscriptions are near Lake Käymäjärvi, about 26 km northwest of Pajala in northern Sweden. The inscriptions were first reported in 1689 and were thought to be man made. According to a 2018 report by archaeologists, geologists and historians; however, the inscriptions were found not to be man made but instead results of natural processes.
First report
[edit]The Käymäjärvi Inscriptions were first reported by Olof Rudbeck Sr. (1630–1702) in the second volume of Atlantica (1689). The local inhabitants, especially the Saami, considered the stone to carry a very important message from their ancestors.
Second report
[edit]The second author to report the inscriptions was Eric Brunnius (1706–83) of Uppsala University in a discussion about the town of Tornio (De urbe Torna; 1731). Brunnius states that the stone has rune characters and the engraving of a triple crown which was degraded and is absent. The physicist Anders Celsius (1701–44), also an early runologist, concluded that the inscriptions were not of runic character.
Third report
[edit]Celsius and Pierre Louis Maupertuis (1698–1759) visited the stone around 11 April 1737, during their Earth meridian measurement expedition.[1] Celsius and Maupertuis both sketched the inscriptions in their diaries of the journey.[2] The tale of this travel and stone, at that time considered to be very exotic in nature, was presented in his application to the Académie des Sciences and may have influenced the decision to elect him to the Academy.[dubious – discuss]
Report 2018
[edit]According to a study made by archaeologists, geologists and historians published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal in 2018, the inscriptions are not man-made but instead a result of natural processes.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Murdin, Paul (2009). Full meridian of glory: perilous adventures in the competition to measure the Earth (1st ed.). New York: Copernicus Books/Springer. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-387-75533-5.
- ^ "The hidden knowledge of Lake Käymäjärvi". The degree measurements by de Maupertuis in the Tornionlaakso Valley 1736 – 1737. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ Alternative Pasts and Colonial Engagements in the North: The Materiality and Meanings of the Pajala 'Runestone' (Vinsavaraa Stone), Northern Sweden
Sources
[edit]- Tobé, Erik, "Maupertius' "Berättelse om en färd till det inre av Lappland för att finna ett gammalt minnesmärke"", Oknytt No. 1-4, 1999, Vol. 20