| Excavations in the southern Jutlandic town of Ribe hold a special significance for the history of Scandinavian urbanism. |
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| After arrival at the small airport at Esbjerg, we spent the first night in the medieval city of Ribe. |
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| In Ribe, grains of rye, barley, oat and wheat dated to the 8th century have been found and examined, and these are believed to have been cultivated locally. |
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| Except for the major trading centres of Ribe, Hedeby and the like, the Viking world was unfamiliar with the use of coinage and was based on so called bullion economy. |
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