Strahan, a trust member, suggested the lecture on gravestone markings carvings, after conducting research on their meanings and history. While he has studied gravestones in West Springfield ...

who were shocked to learn the carving from their father's grave had somehow ended up in the sea. Rewha said their second reaction was joy it had been found and was in safe hands. "They were ...

The carvings, an “unusual mixture of runes and ... both ceremonial and practical intentions,” Dr Zilmer said. “The grave field and the original raised stone suggest a commemorative and ...