By far the most unusual treatment of the Thruston Tablet appeared in a pair of articles written by Ruth Verrill and Clyde Keeler (Verrill and Keeler 1961; Keeler and Verrill 1962). Initially unaware of the work of Holmes, Myer, and Parker, these authors produced a drawing of the obverse panel traced from Mallery’s photograph. They interpreted the images as portraying a battle fought between local Indians and Vikings.
