This volume is the result of a conference, which was held from June 14
to 15, 2012 at the event centre Schuttkasten in Klement, Lower Austria.
The conference was attended by around 40 researchers from eight
countries: Austria, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovenia,
Croatia, Hungary and Germany. The thematic focus of the conference
contributions was the nature of contacts and relations between the
settlement areas of the La Tene culture, which are associated with the
Celtic tribes of the Boii and Taurisci on the basis of numismatic and
written sources. The Taurisci are historically and archaeologically well
documented and generally acknowledged; the term "Boii", however, has
always sparked fierce debate. "Boii" is here understood as a technical
term for a specific territory (Bohemia, Moravia, southern Poland,
northeastern Austria and southwestern Slovakia), which is connected by
the gold-based "Boii" monetary system. Fourteen written contributions
were obtained for this volume. The paradigm shifts in Iron Age
archaeology and the veritable explosion of new archaeological materials
and find contexts (coins, fibulae, Knotenringe, architecture and
settlement features) have found their expression in this volume. New
insights into the relationship between the area of Boii coinage and
settlement areas of the Norici, Taurisci and Scordisci are presented.
