Celtic Wales (Paperback)

Ray Howell

ISBN 10: 1786830426 / ISBN 13: 9781786830425

Published by University of Wales Press, Wales, 2017

About this Item

Paperback. This pocket guidebook tells the story of the very earliest days of Wales, tracing the development of its Celtic culture and peoples from the Iron Age through to its arrival as an independent nation in medieval times. Written to be accessible and interesting to the nonspecialist, the book draws on archaeology, literature, and history to explore a wide range of aspect of Celtic life in ancient Wales, including Druidism, war, farming, and even drinking habits. This new edition brings the books scholarship fully up to date and makes it available to a new generation of readers. The subject of "Celtic Wales" is the archaeological and historical evidence for human settlement in what is now Wales, from about 700BC - AD1000. This book puts Celtic Wales in its European context, and tackles issues of academic debate concerning "Celticity" and ethnic identity. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Celtic Wales (Paperback)
• Publisher: University of Wales Press, Wales
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1786830426
• ISBN 13: 9781786830425
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This pocket guidebook tells the story of the very earliest days of Wales, tracing the development of its Celtic culture and peoples from the Iron Age through to its arrival as an independent nation in medieval times. Written to be accessible and interesting to the nonspecialist, the book draws on archaeology, literature, and history to explore a wide range of aspect of Celtic life in ancient Wales, including Druidism, war, farming, and even drinking habits. This new edition brings the book’s scholarship fully up to date and makes it available to a new generation of readers.
 

About the Authors

Miranda Aldhouse-Green is professor emeritus at Cardiff University. She has lectured at academic institutions including the Smithsonian Institution and the Universities of Toronto, Melbourne, Utrecht, and Umeå.

Miranda Aldhouse-Green is Professor of Archaeology at University of Wales Newport. Her many books include Animals in Celtic Life and Myth, Celtic Goddesses: Warriors, Virgins and Mothers, Dying for the Gods, and, most recently, An Archaeology of Images. Until recently she was archaeology editor of Studia Celtica.

Ray Howell is Reader in History and Medieval Archaeology at the University of Wales Newport. He has directed archaeological excavations on Iron Age, Roman and medieval sites in Gwent and has published widely on the history and archaeology of Wales. He is co-author with Miranda Aldhouse-Green of A Pocket Guide: Celtic Wales.