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Wikipedia: The Celts (pronounced /ˈkɛlts/ or /ˈsɛlts/, see pronunciation of Celtic) were a diverse group of tribal societies in Iron Age and Roman-era Europe who spoke Celtic languages. The earliest archaeological culture commonly accepted as Celtic, or rather Proto-Celtic, was the central European Hallstatt culture (c. 800-450 BC), named for the rich grave finds in Hallstatt, Austria. By the later La Tène period (c. 450 BC up to the Roman conquest), this Celtic culture had expanded over a wide range of regions, whether by diffusion or migration: to the British Isles (Insular Celts), the Iberian Peninsula (Celtiberians, Celtici and Gallaeci), much of Central Europe, (Gauls) and following the Gallic invasion of the Balkans in 279 BC as far east as central Anatolia (Galatians).
![[Celtic dagger and sheath]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Celtic_dagger_2C_scabbard_and_buckle_s.jpg "Celtic dagger and sheath")
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![[The Waterloo Helmet]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Britishmuseumwaterloohelmet_s.jpg "The Waterloo Helmet")
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![[A statuette in the Museum of Brittany, Rennes, probably depicting Brigantia: c2nd century BCE]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/BrigitteCelt_s.jpg "A statuette in the Museum of Brittany, Rennes, probably depicting Brigantia: c2nd century BCE")
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![[Parade Helmet, Agris, France, 350 BC, decorated in a mixture of Mediterranean styles]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Parade_helmet_s.jpg "Parade Helmet, Agris, France, 350 BC, decorated in a mixture of Mediterranean styles")
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![[Triskelion and spirals on a Galician torc terminal.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Torque_de_Santa_Tegra_1_s.jpg "Triskelion and spirals on a Galician torc terminal.")
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![[A Gallic statue of a Celtic warrior, in the Museum of Brittany]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/NudeCeltwarrior_s.jpg "A Gallic statue of a Celtic warrior, in the Museum of Brittany")
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