Ancient Celts

Name: Ancient Celts
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ISBN: 9780140254228

ISBN-10: 0140254226

ISBN-13: 9780140254228

Edition: 1999

Authors: Barry W. Cunliffe, Barry Cunliffe

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For 2500 years the Celts have continued to fascinate those who have come into contact with them, yet their origins have remained a mystery and even today are the subject of heated debate among historians and archaeologists. In this engaging illustrated history, Professor Cunliffe explores the archaeological reality of these bold warriors and skilled craftsmen of barbarian Europe. He investigates the texts of the classical writers and contrasts their view of the Celts with current archaeological findings. Tracing the emergence of chiefdoms and the 5th to 3rd century migrations as far as Bosnia and the Czech Republic, he assesses the disparity between the traditional and contemporary…

Book details

List price: $23.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Publication date: 3/1/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English

Barry Cunliffe, a professor of European archaeology at the University of Oxford, is the author of several books on the Romans and on Celtic and Iron Age Europe. He lives in Oxford, England.



List of Colour Plates


List of Maps



Visions of the Celts



The Reality of the Celts



Barbarian Europe and the Mediterranean: 1300-400 BC



The Migrations: 400-200 BC



Warfare and Society



The Arts of the Migration Period



Iberia and the Celtiberians



The Communities of the Atlantic Facade



The Communities of the Eastern Fringes



Religious Systems



The Developed Celtic World



The Celts in Retreat



Celtic Survival



Retrospect


A Guide to Further Reading


Chronological Tables


Map Section


Illustration Sources


Index