National Geographic Investigates: Ancient Celts Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of the Celts' Past

Name: National Geographic Investigates: Ancient Celts Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of the Celts' Past
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ISBN: 9781426302268

ISBN-10: 1426302266

ISBN-13: 9781426302268

Edition: 2008

Authors: Jen Green

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The distinctive languages, art, and mythologies of the ancient Celts give archaeologists with an enduring quest in Northern Europe. The Celts rarely used their written language, passing along beliefs, knowledge, and wisdom through oral traditions. Artifact-rich burial grounds, like the megalithic tombs at Newgrange, Ireland, inscribed stones, and stone circles like Stonehenge, all yield clues to their mysterious ways.

Book details

List price: $27.90
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Publication date: 2/12/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 64
Size: 6.81" wide x 10.11" long x 0.35" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Map of Celtic Peoples


Message From the Consultant


Three Major Periods of Celtic Europe


Timeline of Celtic Europe



Yesterday Comes Alive


Trick or treat!


Tradition or trash?


Identity crisis


Celtic? Says who?


What's in a name?


Written records


Celtic calendar


Ancient origins


Part of the story


Keeping clean for the gods


The bones of Maiden Castle


Holes in the record



The Bodies in the Bog


Examining the bog bodies


Ancient murder mystery


Surprises from the peat


The long and the short


Beauty secrets


Bodies and boundaries


Warring peoples



Widespread Way of Life


Meet the Smiths


Tracing a route


Pollen analysis


The Celts spread


Celtic homes


Storage specialists


Back to the Iron Age


You're such a boar!



Iron, Trade, and Water


A chieftain's burial


Wealth from salt


A Celtic cemetery


An archaeological pioneer


Iron arrives


Let's experiment


Celts in canoes


The vessel from Vix


A coastal port


A sacred element



The Roman Conquest


Holding out against Rome


Partners and enemies


Resistance in Britain


Conflicting evidence


A continuing quest


Meet an archaeologist



A Living Legacy


Barbarians or heroes?


The Druids


New influences


Keeping Celtic


Legendary hero


Celtic revival


The Years Ahead


Glossary


Bibliography


Further Reading


On the Web


Index


About the Author and Consultant


Sources for Quotations


Credits