Avar

[ ah-vahr ]

noun

1. a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.

Avar

/ ˈeɪvɑː; ˈævɑː /

noun

1. a member of a people of unknown origin in E Europe from the 6th to the early 9th century ad : crushed by Charlemagne around 800
2. a member of a people of the Caucasas
3. the language of this people, belonging to the North-East Caucasian family

Example Sentences

From Avar funeral customs, and from written reports of their neighbours, scholars have reconstructed some of their social practices and ways of life.

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Yet now, archaeogenetics offer a totally new viewpoint on Avar communities who lived more than 1000 years ago.

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The historical knowledge on the Avar period populations was passed on to us by their enemies, mainly the Byzantines and the Franks, so we lack information on the internal organisation of their clans.

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We know that some groups came to Europe from the East Asian and Pontic steppes, but to what extent, if at all, were steppe traditions maintained in Avar society if at all?

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Contrary to common practice in ancient DNA research, the team aimed to study whole communities and therefore focused on sampling all available human remains from four fully excavated Avar period cemeteries.

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