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Burials from France may be Umayyad soldiers

Started by Duncan Head, Feb 25, 2016, 02:01 PM

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Duncan Head

Feb 25, 2016, 02:01 PM
See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35660488 - three skeletons at Nimes, buried facing Mecca, DNA suggests Berbers, radiocarbon dates suggest C7th-8th; may be part of a garrison from the brief occupaton of parts of southern Gaul.
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