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The Iron Age: 500 BC (The Celts) (Celtic Ireland): - Coggle Diagram
The Iron Age: 500 BC (The Celts) (Celtic Ireland):
There were
two
groups of Celts:
Hallstatt Celts (Austria):
Became wealthy and influential through their control of:
Salt (crucial for food preservation)
Iron (gave them strong technological advances)
Copper + Tin (needed to make bronze)
Their art style was:
Influenced by Greek and Roman art.
Rigid and geometric in style.
La Téne Celts (Switzerland):
La Téne is one of the
most important Celtic sties
in existence as a huge quantity of exceptionally fine weapons and other objects were found in the lake.
It is believed that part of their culture involved throwing
ceremonial offerings
into the lake.
Named after the site near Lake Neuchatel, Switzerland.
Benefits of Iron:
Far
stronger
and
more durable
than Bronze.
Required
hotter fires
to
extract it from its ore
, so working with iron required
considerable skills
.
Evidence:
We only know that
the Celts
came here because of the
Celtic artwork
found.
No Written History Yet!
Settlements:
There were
four
types of Celtic settlements:
Crannógs
- Domestic lake dwellings only accessible by footbridge of canoe.
Hill Forts
- For ceremonial occasions e.g. Hill of Tara.
Ring Forts
- Domestic settlements.
Promontory Forts
- For ceremonial occasions e.g. Dún Aenghus.