9781891271175-1891271172-Tartessian: Celtic in the South-west at the Dawn of History (Celtic Studies Publications)

Tartessian: Celtic in the South-west at the Dawn of History (Celtic Studies Publications)

ISBN-13: 9781891271175
ISBN-10: 1891271172
Edition: 1
Author: John T. Koch
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: Celtic Studies Publications
Format: Paperback 186 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781891271175
ISBN-10: 1891271172
Edition: 1
Author: John T. Koch
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: Celtic Studies Publications
Format: Paperback 186 pages

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Tartessian: Celtic in the South-west at the Dawn of History (Celtic Studies Publications) (ISBN-13: 9781891271175 and ISBN-10: 1891271172), written by authors John T. Koch, was published by Celtic Studies Publications in 2009. With an overall rating of 3.6 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Tartessian: Celtic in the South-west at the Dawn of History (Celtic Studies Publications) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.34.

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Beyond the Aegean, some of the earliest written records of Europe come from the south-west, what is now southern Portugal and south-west Spain. Herodotus, the 'Father of History', locates the Keltoi or 'Celts' in this region, as neighbours of the Kunetes of the Algarve. He calls the latter the 'westernmost people of Europe'. However, modern scholars have been disinclined - until recently - to consider the possibility that the south-western inscriptions and other early linguistic evidence from the kingdom of Tartessos were Celtic. This book shows how much of this material closely resembles the attested Celtic languages: Celtiberian (spoken in east-central Spain) and Gaulish, as well as the longer surviving languages of Ireland, Britain, and Brittany. In many cases, the 85 Tartessian inscriptions of the period c.750-c.450 BC can now be read as complete statements written in an Ancient Celtic language.

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