Well, judging from their progeny...
From Deutsche-Welle, January 21:
Drunken, barbaric warriors who went into battle naked against the Romans — or matriarchal societies with refined artistry and extensive trading? Celtic history is an area full of questions, but some things are known.
Four-hundred-and-eighty-three gold coins: the largest discovery of Celtic gold in the 20th century. A priceless find for Celtic researchers — and a valuable one for the thieves who managed to steal the coins from the Celts and Roman Museum in Manching in the German state of Bavaria in November 2022.
In a Hollywood-worthy heist, they took out the surrounding area's internet and telephone service, enabling them to snatch up the coins undisturbed by alarm systems. The thieves were caught with their trial starting on January 21, 2025.
But only around 500 grams of the original 3.7 kilos (8.1 pounds) of gold has been found; the rest is thought to have been melted. It's a large loss of a valuable testament of Celtic history, a field where much remains unknown, debated and mysterious.
So what do we know — or think we know — about the Celts?
Central Europe: Home, sweet Celtic homeWhile many today often associate the Celts with Great Britain, where their legacy remains quite strong thanks in part to linguistic vestiges, their origins actually lie in an area extending from northeast France through Germany to the Czech Republic. The earliest archaeological evidence of the Celts comes from Hallstatt, Austria....
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