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The Celtic Metalwork program looks at how archeologists study the lives of ancient people through writing and artifacts. During the Iron Age, from about 750 BC to AD 43, when the Romans invaded Britain, Celtic culture dominated Britain and most of Europe. The Celts didn't have a written language, but Greek and Roman visitors and invaders, including Julius Caesar, wrote about what they saw from their own point of view. Scientists also have uncovered a wealth of tools, weapons and jewelry from the period, thanks to the Celtic practice of throwing objects (and people) into rivers and bogs as a sacrifice to the gods.
Using books and websites, students will learn about the daily lives, religious beliefs, warfare, and arts. They’ll look at shields and brooches to get ideas for their own designs, and then their own pins from copper foil. In a longer program, they can also study Celtic torcs, circlets of metal often worn as necklaces, and make their own from rope and Sculpey clay.
Copyright © 2008 Kathy Ceceri
