Celtic period

Celtic teenager buried face down in Dorset pit may reveal Iron Age human sacrifice

"This has the sense of a body thrown into a pit, with hands potentially tied," archaeologist Miles Russell said.

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Celtic teenager buried face down in Dorset pit may reveal Iron Age human sacrifice.
Old Coin. Illustration.

Oldest coin in Saxony: 2,200-year-old Celtic gold piece found near Leipzig

State archaeologist Smolnik presents the two-gram quarter stater, calling it the smallest find ever displayed and proof of the value of citizen-scientist cooperation.

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Archaeologists discover 2,300-year-old celtic swords adorned swastika symbols in France.

Archaeologists discover 2,300-year-old celtic swords adorned swastika symbols in France

An X-ray analysis of the short blade, which had a scabbard bearing swastikas, revealed symbols engraved at the top of the blade, including a circle and a crescent separated by a line.

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Wooden burial chamber at the center of a large burial mound near Riedlingen in Baden-Württemberg.

Archaeologists discover rare well-preserved 2,600-year-old Celtic wooden burial chamber in Germany

Buried wood typically survives for a few years to decades. The damp conditions of the site's soil prevented oxygen from reaching the wood.

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