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Celts, politics and motivation in archaeology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Simon James
Simon James*
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Department of Archaeology, University of Durham, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, England. s.t.james@durham.ac.uk
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Abstract

Ruth & Vincent Megaw questioned the motivation behind the current critique of the use of the term ‘Celtic’ for the La Tène Iron Age in ANTIQUITY (1996: 175–81). They explained it is a nationalist reaction derived from insecurity about modern English identity. Here we have a reply to their paper, which rejects these interpretations.

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Antiquity , Volume 72 , Issue 275 , March 1998 , pp. 200 - 209
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1998

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