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The Ancient Celts
>Barry Cunliffe is a very respected figure in his field, and this is perhaps his seminal work. The emphasis is heavily on archaeology and material culture, and I get the strong sense he was over-conservative because he was shy of accusations of celtic romanticism. No romanticism here! Dry coverage of settlement patterns, sea-based trade networks, and linguistics. If you want to know the facts about the old celtic cultures of europe, this is a good book for it, but it likely won't be kindling any new passions in people who don't already believe GAUL is MOTHER TO US ALL
>Barry Cunliffe is a very respected figure in his field, and this is perhaps his seminal work. The emphasis is heavily on archaeology and material culture, and I get the strong sense he was over-conservative because he was shy of accusations of celtic romanticism. No romanticism here! Dry coverage of settlement patterns, sea-based trade networks, and linguistics. If you want to know the facts about the old celtic cultures of europe, this is a good book for it, but it likely won't be kindling any new passions in people who don't already believe GAUL is MOTHER TO US ALL
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