Between August and October of this year, the Landesamt für Denkmalpflege (LAD) of Stuttgart, Germany, conducted a new phase of archaeological investigations in Altenburg, located in the municipality of Jestetten, just a few kilometers from the Rhine Falls. This site, known as the oppidum of Altenburg-Rheinau, was one of the largest and most significant Celtic […]
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Spectacular Celtic Burial Chamber from the 6th Century BC Discovered in the Center of a 65-Meter-Diameter Burial Mound in Germany
In a remarkable archaeological discovery in the Danube Plain, near Riedlingen, Baden-Württemberg (Germany), an early Celtic burial chamber has come to light. This find is located at the center of a large burial mound, whose monumental structure stretches 65 meters in diameter and still retains a height close to 2 meters, although in its original […]
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Vercellae, the battle that led to the demise of Teutons and Cimbri peoples
In the year 105 BC, while Gaius Marius was awaiting a triumph for crushing the rebellion of the Numidian Jugurtha and hoping his contested candidacy for another consulship would be accepted, another threat arose on the frontier, this time in the north: a coalition of Germanic tribes was preparing to invade the territory of the […]
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An Exceptional Celtic Helmet from the Iron Age, Found in Poland
Recently, at the archaeological site of Łysa Góra, located in Mazovia, Poland, a team of researchers unearthed a remarkable set of approximately 300 artifacts, including iron tools such as axes and shears, as well as a unique Celtic helmet from the 4th century BC. This discovery, led by Dr. Bartłomiej Kaczyński of the State Archaeological […]
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What Happened to These 20 Celts 2000 Years Ago? Victims of a Tsunami or Human Sacrifice?
A mix of bones, skulls, and wooden beams recovered from a riverbed raises questions. What happened, and who were these individuals found there? The ruins of the Celtic bridge at Cornaux/Les Sauges and the twenty skeletons found nearby have been a subject of speculation since their discovery in 1965 during renovations of the Thielle Canal. […]
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Celtic Elites Passed Political Power Matrilineally, DNA Analysis Reveals
The pre-Roman Iron Age Celtic culture in Western and Central Europe has left behind numerous artifacts, including large burial mounds and impressive archaeological finds. Despite this rich legacy, much about this civilization remains shrouded in mystery. Recently, a collaboration between the State Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments in Baden-Württemberg and the Max Planck […]
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Unknown Celtic Rituals and Beliefs May Explain Strange Burials of People with Animal Parts Found in Verona
Archaeologists have discovered clues about the relationships between ancient humans and animals in northern Italy. A new study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE examines 161 burials from the 3rd to 1st centuries BC at the Seminario Vescovile archaeological site in Verona, Italy. Sixteen of the burials contained animal remains. Many contained edible animals […]
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Aedui, the Celtic People who Considered Themselves the Romans’ Brothers and Kinsmen
The conflict known as the Gallic Wars was a military struggle fought between the Roman proconsul Julius Caesar and the Gallic tribes between 58 and 51 BC. These were not a handful of barbarians; on the contrary, they were civilized tribes with a significant influence from Rome, most of which had abandoned the monarchical system […]
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The Hirschlanden Warrior, the oldest life-size anthropomorphic Iron Age sculpture north of the Alps
On November 5, 1963, an enigmatic stone sculpture dating back almost 2,600 years was discovered in Hirschlanden, now a district of Ditzingen in the German state of Baden-Wurttemberg. It is a statue of a warrior measuring 1.50 meters in height and depicting the figure in an upright position and with clear signs of his high […]
