Celtic Chiefdom, Celtic State: The Evolution of Complex Social Systems in Prehistoric Europe

by Bettina Arnold (Editor), D. Blair Gibson (Editor)

In this collection, archaeologists, historians, geographers and language specialists reexamine the structure and political development of Celtic states scattered across present-day Europe. The main theoretical focus is on whether and when state-level complexity was attained in the different Celtic settlements. The contributors also discuss and evaluate the various methods for studying Celtic social the historical textual studies, as opposed to the analysis of the archaeological record, and the use of regional comparisons.

Genres: Nonfiction

172 pages, Paperback

First published October 27, 1995

Reviews

[Pedro]

Different articles , different issues and themes, different points of views, different historical periods, different approaches: this book is simply a major piece of work in Celtic Studies :)

[Pedro]

Different articles , different issues and themes, different points of views, different historical periods, different approaches: this book is simply a major piece of work in Celtic Studies :)

[Joshua Spotts]

This was a collection of articles arguing statehood in Celtic Iron Age Europe from a variety of disciplines. It was very educational and yet a rather specialist topic.