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The Independent6y
Ultra-rare discovery reveals how ancient Celtic warriors fought – 2,400 years ago
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Artnet5y
An Ornate Shield Found in a Celtic Warrior’s Grave Is Challenging What We Know About Ancient Combat
In a story seemingly fit for Game of Thrones, an ornate Iron Age shield that was unearthed from a “warrior grave” is now being deemed “the most important British Celtic art object of the ...
Smithsonian Magazine5y
Archaeologists Unearth Celtic Warrior Grave Complete With Chariot, Elaborate Shield
Per Melanie Giles, an archaeologist at the University of Manchester, the shield—dated to between 320 and 174 B.C.—is “the most important British Celtic art object of the millennium.” ...
Daily Mail5y
Elaborate 2000-year-old Iron Age shield discovered in an impressive ‘warrior grave’ in Yorkshire is hailed 'the most important British Celtic art object of the millennium'
An elaborate Iron Age shield found in an impressive 'warrior grave' in Yorkshire in 2017 is being hailed 'the most important British Celtic art object of the millennium'. Painstaking conservation ...
The Yorkshire Post2y
Iron Age shield found with Yorkshire chariot burial and called 'the most important British Celtic object of the millennium' to go on display at Malton Museum
The style of the shield’s decorations is that of early Celtic art. Although the shield has a sword mark likely to have been sustained in battle, it is believed the warrior was not injured and ...