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Celtic myths

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

John Collis
John Collis*
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Department of Archaeology & Prehistory, University of Sheffield, Northgate House, West Street, Sheffield S1 4ET, England. E-mail: J.R.COLLIS@SHEFFIELD.AC.UK
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In ANTIQUITY a year ago, Vincent & Ruth Megaw found a useful parallel between the multiple definitions of the ancient Celts, as it can be seen from varied sources, and the several ways an individual's ethnic identity is seen and defined in the contemporary world. Here the other view is stated: that the methodology and interpretations advocated by the Megaws are both false and dangerous.

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Antiquity , Volume 71 , Issue 271 , March 1997 , pp. 195 - 201
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1997

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