Barney Cunliffe explores the nature of Celtic identity and presents the first thorough and up to date account of the tribes who were famous throughout the ancient Mediterranean world and whose origins still provoke heated debate. Fierce warriors and skilled craftsmen, the Celts were the archetypal barbarians from the north, feared by both Greeks and Romans. Napoleon III spent much time and money searching for the ancestral Gauls, and the concept of the Celts has been used many times by nations fringing the Atlantic in their search for identity. In this book the author explores the archaeological reality of the Iron Age inhabitants of barbarian Europe, tracing the emergence of chiefdoms, patterns of expansion and migration, and the development of a mature urbanized society, thus assessing the disparity between the traditional vision of the Celts and the archaeological evidence. CONTENTS VISIONS OF THECELTS THE REALITY OF THE CELTS BARBARIAN EUROPE AND THE MEDITERRANEAN 1300-400 BC THE MIGRATION 400 – 200 BC WARFARE AND SOCIETY THE ARTS OF THE MIGRATION PERIOD IBERIA AND THE CELTIBERIANS THE COMMUNITIES OF THE ATLANTIC FAÇADE 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 This book is in excellent (like new condition) There are no tears or markings inside the book and the binding is tight. This book measures 10 by 7 ¼ inches with a total of 324 pages. SHIPPING We will gladly combine shipping charges if you purchase more than one item. Just let me know that you are purchasing more than one and let me know when you are finished buying and I will send you an invoice with the combined shipping amount. RETURN POLICY Return policy - We will give full refunds for returned items - no questions asked - if you are not happy we are not happy. Just let me know you want to return it so that I will know that it will be coming back. NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS PAY 6.75% SALES TAX I HOPE YOU ENJOYED LOOKING