A selection of imported glass beads from the late eighth and early ninth century CE found in the emporium at Ribe, Denmark (IMAGE)

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A selection of imported glass beads from the late eighth and early ninth century CE found in the emporium at Ribe, Denmark

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A selection of imported glass beads from the late eighth and early ninth century CE found in the emporium at Ribe, Denmark. As the new study shows, local glass bead production was largely replaced by long-distance imports around 790 CE. Photo: The Museum of Southwest Jutland

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