The Celts: Origins, Myths and Inventions

by John Collis

Overview

We use the word "Celtic" fast and loose—it evokes something mythical and romantic about our past—but what exactly does it mean? Furthermore, why do people believe that there were Celts in Britain and what relationship do they have to the ancient Celts? This fascinating book focuses particularly on how the Celts were re-invented in the 16th and 17th centuries, and how the legacy of mistaken interpretations still affects the way we understand the ancient sources and archeological evidence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780752429137
Publisher:	The History Press
Publication date:	10/01/2003
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

John Collis is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Sheffield, and is the leading British authority on the European Iron Age.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgements	7
	Introduction	9
1	Classical sources	13
2	The peopling of the West	27
3	Peoples and languages	45
4	Race and time	57
5	Art and archaeology	71
6	Locating the Celts	93
7	The nature of the archaeological sources	133
8	The archaeology of the Celts	161
9	The Celts and politics	195
10	Present controversies	205
11	Implications	223
	Notes and bibliography	233
	Index	251