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Main
house
The main house of a Celtic settlement served the designated
ruler as a residence and home. The supplies and riches
of the tribe were also stored there. The thick walls of
the rounded buildings were protected by the Druids with
special spells and were thereafter virtually indestructible. |
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House
The Celtic house reflected the relatively highly developed
culture of this ancient nation and was a comfortable and
quiet place. Later the traditional rounded form of these
buildings were replaced by rectangular designs which enabled
a better usage of space. |
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Farm
The Celts were very knowledgeable in the field of agriculture
and animal husbandry. Their farms could support many people
without problem - even if this was no longer necessary
at the time of the migration of nations, as this once
great nation was in the process of dwindling in numbers. |
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Slaughter
house
The Celt's relationship with wild animals and hunting
was heavily influenced by religious undertones. Hunting
was thus only carried out prudently and to a small extent
so that the slaughter house contributed far less to the
food supply chain than the farm. |
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Carpenter's
workshop
Building wood and furniture were the main produce in Celtic
carpenter's workshops. As few trees as possible were felled
as a mark of respect to nature with the result that all
sorts of wooden products never had the same face value
with the Celts as they had for example with the Teuton. |
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Mine
The Celts were masters in stone masonry, a fact proven
not only by their stable houses but also by numerous works
of art made from stone. This raw material was excavated
in large quantities and further processed very effectively
in the Celtic mines. |
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Stables
Although the usage of working horses was common in agriculture,
the possession of riding horses remaining a privilege
of the nobility. Their battle horses were even an equal
match with the Roman cavalry. |
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Armory
The art of the blacksmith was held in high regard by the
Celts and Celtic armorers plied their trade with great
skill. Celtic weapons were of a high quality and were
considered a treasured prize even for the Romans. |
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Goldsmiths
The ability of the Celts to prospect for gold and to process
it to make elegant jewelry is legendary. In fact during
the course of history many neighboring nations - including
the Romans - have attacked and robbed the Celts just because
of these gold riches. |
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Sacrificial
Altars
The Celts were notorious for the bloody rituals with which
they tried to win the favor of their gods. The sacrificial
altars they erected in their settlements to this end were
impressive examples of Celtic architecture. But even away
from the settlements, there were numerous smaller places
of worship and sacrificial altars which were regularly
used. |
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Warehouse
Celtic warehouses were stable buildings, whose thick walls
reliably protected the goods stored from the whims of
nature and greedy plundering enemies. |
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Wall
with gate
The Celts were a warring nation that knew very well
how to protect themselves from enemy attacksn. Celtic
settlements were already protected by thick stone walls
before the rise of the Roman empire to become a superpower.
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