"The popular belief is that elaborate metal-faced shields were purely ceremonial, reflecting status, but not used in battle," says archaeologist Paula Ware.
Still? Really? Lawrence Keeley's book came out in the mid-90s, leaving that argument in ruins. I'm guessing that many anthropologists just don't like the idea, and can't accept it.
Extraordinary. A friend of mine gave me a hand painted Celtic military miniature army for an early Christmas present. I will be doing a lot more research into Celtic chariots in the future. Thanks.
Celts were very matriarchal or at least equal in terms of gender honor/assignments. They often had a triumvirate type system. The clan chief, the war chief, and then the medicine/wizard woman/man.
Their system was quite weird than juxtaposed vs the ROman patriarchs.
Grave robbing, now called professional archaeologists. The number of tombs that have been excavated and destroyed in North America alone... amazing. Smithsonian seems to have an obsession with giant bones.
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Very cool. If you like the shield design, check out the Desborough mirror in the British Museum.
The artwork looks like it could have come right out of the 1930's deco period.
"The popular belief is that elaborate metal-faced shields were purely ceremonial, reflecting status, but not used in battle," says archaeologist Paula Ware.
Still? Really? Lawrence Keeley's book came out in the mid-90s, leaving that argument in ruins. I'm guessing that many anthropologists just don't like the idea, and can't accept it.
" I'm guessing that many anthropologists just don't like the idea, and can't accept it."
They seem to have a hard time with evidence that suggests something other than a perfectly politically correct past.
Popular beliefs aren't necessarily accepted beliefs. The tooth fairy is a popular belief, too.
Eric Hines
Extraordinary. A friend of mine gave me a hand painted Celtic military miniature army for an early Christmas present. I will be doing a lot more research into Celtic chariots in the future. Thanks.
Celts were very matriarchal or at least equal in terms of gender honor/assignments. They often had a triumvirate type system. The clan chief, the war chief, and then the medicine/wizard woman/man.
Their system was quite weird than juxtaposed vs the ROman patriarchs.
Grave robbing, now called professional archaeologists. The number of tombs that have been excavated and destroyed in North America alone... amazing. Smithsonian seems to have an obsession with giant bones.
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