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VIKING HIGH-RANKING BIRKA SHIELD-MAIDEN
brk581 (950 AD) mtDNA Haplogroup: T2b
The Birka Viking warrior was a woman buried in the 10th century, in Birka, Sweden, and discovered in the 1870s. The grave was assumed to be a "battle-hardened man" for 128 years, until DNA analysis proved she was actually a high-ranking professional warrior.
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Torre Astura (Italy) is a medieval stronghold rising over the ruins of ancient Roman villas along Rome's southern coast.
The fortress’s history begins in the 12th century, when it was owned by the powerful Counts of Tusculum, until it was taken over by the equally powerful Frangipane family.
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In 2018, archaeologists discovered a jar filled with coins belonging to a medieval samurai. The ceramic jar was found in the Saitama Prefecture north of Tokyo and is one of the largest hauls of medieval coins discovered in the country.
The jar, which dates back to the first half of the 15th century, contains well over 100,000 bronze coins and measures nearly 24 inches in diameter.
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PHOTO BY SAITAMA CULTURAL DEPOSITS RESEARCH CORP.
The Historic Centre of Bukhara (Uzbekistan 🇺🇿), situated on the Silk Roads, is more than 2000 years old. It is one of the best examples of well preserved Islamic cities of Central Asia of the 10th to 17th centuries.
Bukhara was long an important economic and cultural center in Central Asia. The ancient Persian city served as a major center of Islamic culture for many centuries and became a major cultural center of the Caliphate in the 8th century.
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PHOTO BY @PATRICEPEYRON
