Case file · Folklore / legend
The Iruña-Veleia graffiti
In 2006 excavators at the Roman town of Iruña-Veleia (Álava) announced 3rd-century pottery with the oldest Basque words and a Calvary scene; a committee judged them fake in 2008.
2006 CE · 42.83, -2.79 · status: hoax
The account
In 2020 a court convicted the excavation director of forgery. Some supporters still defend the finds.