Celtic Finds from Northern Hungary: Corpus of Celtic Finds in Hungary FROM THE PUBLISHER
The third volume of the Corpus of Celtic Finds in Hungary contains the finds that came to light between 1945 and 1979 in Pest, Nograd, Heves and Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen counties, and are housed in regional museums.. "The excavations in the cemeteries of Vac, Muhi, Bodroghalom, Kistokaj and Radostyan were directed by the author.. "A brief glance at the artefactual material of several hundred years of Celtic occupation reveals that a small group of the Celtic warriors crossed the Danube in the later 4th century BC and slowly moved eastward. Finds from the Early Iron Age to the Roman period were excavated in the area of the River Danube.. "The influence of the surviving local population can be felt more strongly in more easterly areas, and can be demonstrated in the everyday tools and implements of the Celts, as well as their spiritual life and ritual practice.
FROM THE CRITICS
Booknews
Nearly halfway through its projected seven volumes, the series here moves to finds that came to light between 1945 and 1979 in Pest, Ngrd, Heves, and Borsod-Abaj-Zempln counties, and are currently housed in regional museums. Hellebrandt, who directed many of the excavations herself, admits that the time constraints are porous, and that the catalog includes earlier finds that either have not been published or should be republished or one reason or another, and some exciting recent finds from the area that she could not resist mentioning. Drawings, diagrams, maps, and monochrome photographs accompany the text. The US distribution is by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Home
