Ancient writings often describe how Celts in the Iron Age would remove the heads of their enemies to keep as trophies. Impressive, sure, and a great conversation piece at parties, but how would they ...
Very little is truly known of the ancient Celts, who left no written records. The names of many of the gods worshipped by them are known from Latin or Gallo-Latin inscriptions from late pre-Roman and ...
A MAJOR genetic study of the population of Britain appears to have put an end to the idea of the "Celtic fringe" of Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The ...
The Celts were long considered a barbaric and violent society. But new findings from a 2,600-year-old grave in Germany suggest the ancient people were much more sophisticated than previously thought.
Sparkly, gold grills aren't just for Flavor Flav; ancient Celts may have sought out flashy smiles as well. Archaeologists have unearthed a dental implant in a grave in France that dates to the third ...
Proponents of the theory that the Celts are descended from one of the ten lost tribes of Israel, the tribe of Dan, in historical essays and elsewhere point to various parallels between Irish and ...
The adjective Celtic has been used to sell so many things—from books and music to jewelry to alternative spiritualities—that a canny reader might be forgiven for passing over a book called The Last of ...
Archeological evidence hints that during the Iron Age, almost all of Western Europe was at war. Hundreds of Iron Age weapons that belonged to the Celts have been unearthed from ancient settlements — ...
Long before pumpkins and gourds ruled over late October, root vegetables reigned supreme. But it wasn’t just in the name of spooky fun. In the 19th and early 20th century, people in Ireland and other ...
Direct evidence for what people ate and drank in ancient times has traditionally been hard to come by. But now, new technology is enabling scientists to cast light on the consumption habits of people ...
The Iron Age Celts lived in Britain before and after Jesus. We're going back a very, very long time - two thousand years ago, in fact. Our years are numbered by starting at the year Jesus Christ was ...
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