Articles
The Celts and DNA
https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/myths-celts-exposed-science-dna
The Celts came to Ireland by boat. They did not come from Scotland, but from the Basque country of modern-day Spain
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-59741723
The mass-movement of people originated in continental Europe and occurred between 1,400 BC and 870 BC.
The discovery helps to explain the genetic make-up of many present-day people in Britain.
Around half the ancestry of later populations in England and Wales comes from these migrants.
https://www.ancientpages.com/2020/03/30/ancient-dna-reveals-irish-are-not-celts-irish-ancestors-came-from-biblical-lands-scientists-say/
Irish DNA existed in Ireland before the Celts ever set foot on the island.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/22/science/archaeology-britain-migration-dna-reich.html
An extensive study of ancient DNA suggests that a wave of newcomers — and perhaps the first Celtic languages — crossed the English Channel three millenniums ago.
https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/genealogy/myths-celts-exposed-science-dna
The Celts came to Ireland by boat. They did not come from Scotland, but from the Basque country of modern-day Spain
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-59741723
The mass-movement of people originated in continental Europe and occurred between 1,400 BC and 870 BC.
The discovery helps to explain the genetic make-up of many present-day people in Britain.
Around half the ancestry of later populations in England and Wales comes from these migrants.
https://www.ancientpages.com/2020/03/30/ancient-dna-reveals-irish-are-not-celts-irish-ancestors-came-from-biblical-lands-scientists-say/
Irish DNA existed in Ireland before the Celts ever set foot on the island.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/22/science/archaeology-britain-migration-dna-reich.html
An extensive study of ancient DNA suggests that a wave of newcomers — and perhaps the first Celtic languages — crossed the English Channel three millenniums ago.
Links
The Truth About Ancient European Women
An hour long video describing what is known about the life and culture of Ancient European women
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TyK1XN5aOM
An hour long video describing what is known about the life and culture of Ancient European women
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TyK1XN5aOM
Two variations of the same ancient Celtic dance?
Foursome reel" - Traditional Scottish folk dance compared with "Regadinho" - traditional northern Portuguese folk dance.
Are these two the same dance?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4ImzQX_7Hk
Foursome reel" - Traditional Scottish folk dance compared with "Regadinho" - traditional northern Portuguese folk dance.
Are these two the same dance?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4ImzQX_7Hk
BOOKS
2010The Ancient Celts
Barry Cunliffe
Oxford University Press
2nd edition 2018
This book is the MUST-read for anyone with a deep interest in Celtic history. Nearly five-hundred pages of detailed text, marvelous photos and helpful graphics. Consider this the definitive, lay-reader’s text about the ancient Celts. The work traces the Celtics from pre-history to about 1100 CE.
The Atlantic Celts: Ancient People Or Modern Invention?
Simon James
University of Wisconsin Pres
1999
Britain Begins
Barry Cunliffe
Oxford University Press
2012
Although Britain is not concerned a "Celtic nation", the Celts were there are all around. This book is an excellent companion text to The Ancient Celts. It's another highly detailed, exquisitely produced work.
The Celts: Search for a Civilization
Alice Roberts
Companion text to a BBC series
Queens Editions Ltd.
Carmelite House, London
2015
The Celts: a Very Short Introduction
Barry Cunliffe
Oxford University Press
2003
For those who aren’t up to reading the detail of Professor Cunliffe's large work on the Ancient Celts, this one-hundred fifty page, small text is a good option. Sort of the “Cliff Notes” version of the Ancient Celts.
Focus: Irish Traditional Music
Sean Williams
Professor Ethnomusicology, Evergeen State College
Routledge, New York and London 2010
The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World
Catherine Nixey
Mariner Books
2007
Catherine Nixey is a journalist and a classicist. Her mother was a nun, her father was a monk, and she was brought up Catholic. She studied classics at Cambridge and taught the subject for several years before becoming a journalist on the arts desk at the Times (UK), where she still works. The Darkening Age, winner of a Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award
Julius Caesar's Battle for Gaul: New Archaeological Perspectives
Editors: Andrew P. Fitzpatrick and Colin Haselgrove
Oxbow Books
Blood of the Celts: The New Ancestral Story
Jean Manco
Thames & Hudson
2015
The Druids: a Very Short Introduction
Barry Cunlife
Oxford University Press
2010
Barry Cunliffe
Oxford University Press
2nd edition 2018
This book is the MUST-read for anyone with a deep interest in Celtic history. Nearly five-hundred pages of detailed text, marvelous photos and helpful graphics. Consider this the definitive, lay-reader’s text about the ancient Celts. The work traces the Celtics from pre-history to about 1100 CE.
The Atlantic Celts: Ancient People Or Modern Invention?
Simon James
University of Wisconsin Pres
1999
Britain Begins
Barry Cunliffe
Oxford University Press
2012
Although Britain is not concerned a "Celtic nation", the Celts were there are all around. This book is an excellent companion text to The Ancient Celts. It's another highly detailed, exquisitely produced work.
The Celts: Search for a Civilization
Alice Roberts
Companion text to a BBC series
Queens Editions Ltd.
Carmelite House, London
2015
The Celts: a Very Short Introduction
Barry Cunliffe
Oxford University Press
2003
For those who aren’t up to reading the detail of Professor Cunliffe's large work on the Ancient Celts, this one-hundred fifty page, small text is a good option. Sort of the “Cliff Notes” version of the Ancient Celts.
Focus: Irish Traditional Music
Sean Williams
Professor Ethnomusicology, Evergeen State College
Routledge, New York and London 2010
The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World
Catherine Nixey
Mariner Books
2007
Catherine Nixey is a journalist and a classicist. Her mother was a nun, her father was a monk, and she was brought up Catholic. She studied classics at Cambridge and taught the subject for several years before becoming a journalist on the arts desk at the Times (UK), where she still works. The Darkening Age, winner of a Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award
Julius Caesar's Battle for Gaul: New Archaeological Perspectives
Editors: Andrew P. Fitzpatrick and Colin Haselgrove
Oxbow Books
Blood of the Celts: The New Ancestral Story
Jean Manco
Thames & Hudson
2015
The Druids: a Very Short Introduction
Barry Cunlife
Oxford University Press
2010