Rare Iron Age war trumpet and boar standard found
bbc.com26 points by breve 4 days ago
26 points by breve 4 days ago
Love how Brit archaeologists can barely stomach using the C word (Celtic), for political reasons, and have to use the phrase "Iron Age" instead. Imagine if they treated the Romans like this, then they would have to refer to Roman Britain continually as "the Classical Period" or "Classical Britain". (Never mind that the Romans themselves were an Iron Age people.)
Being the BBC, they also have to note all the CBEs that certain individuals have. Got to honour that Royal Charter.
This is my first time hearing the British don't like saying Celtic. (I'm from the U.S.) There must be some history there?
> used by Celtic tribes ... to intimidate their enemies
Hmmm. I need to get me one of those!
Imagine being a Roman legionnaire walking in a column through a strange forest when out from the trees you hear...