Celtic Research

• The Celts were around from 750BC to 12BC
• The celts were the most powerful people in central and northern Europe
• The Celts were around in 'The Iron Age'; this name comes from the discovery of a new metal called iron. The Celts discovered how to make tools and weapons out of the material
• They occupied many parts of central and western Europe, especially what are now known as Austria, Switzerland, southern France and Spain. Over several years they spread outwards, taking over France and Belgium, and finally crossing over to Britain.
• Celts loved bright dazzling colour, they dyed their woollen trousers and tops bright colours with natural vegetable dye.
• They wore a lot of jewellery made from bronze, gold, tin, silver, coral and enamel.
• They grew and hunted all of the food they ate.
• Celts lived in round houses with thatched roofs of straw or heather. The walls were made of straw and mud and they had no windows.