"Celtic necropolis has no skeletons but exceptional swords" Topic
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| Tango01 | 14 Nov 2025 3:38 p.m. PST |
"The excavation of the Celtic necropolis in Creuzier-le-Neuf, central France, has uncovered exceptional metal artifacts, including two swords still in their scabbards that are among the best-preserved, best-made Iron Age weapons ever found in Europe. Creuzier-le-Neuf is a small town (population 1,200) six miles north of Vichy today, but in the Iron Age it was a pivotal location, at the crossroads of the territories of the Arverni, Aedui, and Bituriges peoples. The burial ground from the middle La Tène period (4th – 2nd century B.C.) was discovered in a preventative archaeology excavation in 2022, but the recovered objects are only being announced now after years of painstaking conservation revealed just how spectacular they are…"
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 Grelber  | 14 Nov 2025 7:18 p.m. PST |
Very timely, Arand, since I am currently painting some Celts. Thanks very much! Grelber |
| Tango01 | 14 Nov 2025 9:12 p.m. PST |
Happy for you my friend…! Armand |
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