This is my reconstruction of a woman whose skeletal remains were found in a medieval cemetery in Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic in central Europe), dating back between the ninth and tenth centuries AD. Unlike most inhabitants of the region at that time, her skull’s morphology possesses what appear to be distinctive African traits, suggesting she might be of foreign origin. Perhaps she arrived on a diplomatic errand or married into local nobility?
Source of the skull photo:
McEnchroe, T. (2022, January 20). Black woman’s skull found in medieval burial ground in Bohemia. Radio Prague International. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://english.radio.cz/black-womans-skull-found-medieval-burial-ground-bohemia-8739771