Rare Migration Period brooch unearthed in Lapland

Rare Migration Period brooch unearthed in Lapland

A rare Migration Period brooch has been discovered in Kemi, Lapland. The Migration Period, also known as the Barbarian Invasions, was a period marked by large-scale migrations of various tribal groups and cultures from roughly AD 300 to 600. This period saw the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the rise of Germanic influence on the Finnish cultures living in regions such as Lapland. The brooch was unearthed by Merja Talvensaari, a licensed me…