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

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

171 pages, Hardcover

First published October 27, 1995

Reviews

[Pedro · Rating 4 out of 5]

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 · Rating 4 out of 5]

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 · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.