The Scythian 'ice maiden' of Siberia

The young 'Siberian Ice Maiden of Ukok' was found by archaeologist Natalia Polosmak (1993) at Ukok, near the Chinese border. "The find was a rare example of a single woman given a full ceremonial burial in a wooden chamber tomb... On the outside of the casket were stylized images of deer and snow leopards carved in leather. Shortly after burial the grave had apparently been flooded by freezing rain, and the entire contents of the burial chamber had remained frozen in permafrost. Six horses wearing elaborate harnesses had been sacrificed and lay to the north of the chamber... Even the animal style tattoos were preserved on her pale skin" (Turek, 2020). "She inhaled periodically the fumes of copper and mercury (this was established thanks to chemical analyses) (rbth.com, 2021)." The woman was found to be of European descent and since the area had been historically repopulated, the newer Atai population was afraid of being delegitimized.

Hadrian's Library in Byzantine Athens.

After the barbarian invasions the library was restored and partly built into the city fortifications, later in its courtyard appeared the Tetrakonch, a large church which was destroyed in the VI century during the invasion of the Slavs.