Ivanovo: Archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences have unearthed, during excavations in the Ivanovo region of Russia, a collection of remarkable artifacts never before found in the northeastern territories of Russia. In the Volga area, the researchers discovered approximately 550 diverse artifacts, including jewelry belonging to ancient Finnish women, ancient Arab coins, and fragments of weaponry.

According to Qatar News Agency, alongside weapons, the researchers uncovered hanging earrings, bells, necklaces, anklets, rings, parts of belts, and other elements of women's attire dating to the 9th and 10th centuries, typical of the Merya people in the Volga area. They likewise stumbled on coins more than a thousand years old, including an Abbasid dirham dating to 756/757 AD and a Samanid dirham dating to 897/898 AD, as well as a 10th-century imitation Kufic dirham.

The archaeologists were able to date the use of the burial site to between the 8th and 10th centuries.