Post by raincloud on May 23, 2008 5:44:36 GMT -5
This is a very good article about Celtic sites left in Bavaria.
www.druidry.org/obod/druid-path/sacredsites.html
www.druidry.org/obod/druid-path/sacredsites.html
The Celts were originators of the first culture in European history to show the characteristic signs of a high developed, supra-regional civilization. Probably moving in from Eastern Europe, they initially settled in Central Europe.
"Through its geographical situation in Southern Germany, Bavaria belongs to the original Celtic heartland, to the area where Celts already were present before the start of the Celtic expansion from the end of the 5th century AD." (Schussmann)
From that time onwards the Celts expanded, especially to the British Isles and Ireland, but they also reached countries as far apart as Turkey (Galatians) and Spain (Ibero-Celts).
The time frame for Celtic Bavaria looks like this:
Hallstatt Era 750-450 BCE
La Tène Era 450-100 BCE
Late Celtic Era 100-15 BCE
The Hallstatt Era has been named after the village of Hallstatt in Austria, where Celtic salt mines and approximately 2,000 Celtic graves have been discovered to date. "Hall" is actually a mainland Celtic word meaning "salt." It is repeated in place names along the Alps like Hallein, Hall, Bad Reichenhall. Salt was a most important source of wealth for the Celts in alpine regions and a sought-after trading good.
"Through its geographical situation in Southern Germany, Bavaria belongs to the original Celtic heartland, to the area where Celts already were present before the start of the Celtic expansion from the end of the 5th century AD." (Schussmann)
From that time onwards the Celts expanded, especially to the British Isles and Ireland, but they also reached countries as far apart as Turkey (Galatians) and Spain (Ibero-Celts).
The time frame for Celtic Bavaria looks like this:
Hallstatt Era 750-450 BCE
La Tène Era 450-100 BCE
Late Celtic Era 100-15 BCE
The Hallstatt Era has been named after the village of Hallstatt in Austria, where Celtic salt mines and approximately 2,000 Celtic graves have been discovered to date. "Hall" is actually a mainland Celtic word meaning "salt." It is repeated in place names along the Alps like Hallein, Hall, Bad Reichenhall. Salt was a most important source of wealth for the Celts in alpine regions and a sought-after trading good.
