This authoritative and handsomely illustrated book is aimed at the
general reader who wants to know about the mysteriouspeople who
inhabited Scotland from the Bronze Age onwards. They created wonderful
works of art in gold and silver and theirbrochs and hillforts are
scattered over the Scottish landscape. Many modern-day Scots are
descended from them. Using theresults of modern archaeology and
historical sources, Ian Armit answers the key questions about who the
Celts were, wherethey came from, their relationship with other Celtic
tribes throughout Europe, their customs and beliefs and their daily
life. It is afascinating story told with flair and clarity by one of
Britain's leading experts on the Celts.
