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b'Dr. Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson\\xa0is\\xa0a researcher in the department of Archaeology and Ancient History at Uppsala University in Sweden. You might recognize her name as the lead author of the recent article,\\xa0"A Female Viking Warrior Confirmed by Genomics," which identified the famous Birka warrior of grave Bj 581 as a woman. It\'s no surprise that this revelation attracted a lot of attention from both scholars and fans of the Viking Age. In this special Saga Brief, Andy sits down to talk with Dr. Hedenstierna-Jonson about medieval Birka, grave Bj 581, and the exciting implications of this revelation.\\xa0\\xa0\\nMusic Credits:\\nOpening song -\\xa0\\u201cR\\xfanatal\\u201d by\\xa0An Danzza\\nIntroduction -\\xa0from\\xa0Icelandic Folk Music: Tr\\xf6llaslagur\\nOutro \\u2013\\xa0\\xd3lafur Liljur\\xf3s'