Bibliography
Good books to read

The following listing is only a guide to the subject of the Iron Age and the Celts. I have tried to give you the most up to date books available. Remember that as with most information, it is biased by the writer and their ideas. A huge amount of new evidence has been accumulating for the last 10-15 years, and as it is published, it is pushing aside old theories that have been cherished for years. As an example; Barry Cunliffe totally rewrote 'Iron age communities in Britain' between the 2nd and 3rd editions.

This list is only a taste of what is out there.

So... be brave, be ready to change your views....or be ancient history.

COVER	TITLE	AUTHOR	PUBLISHER/ISDN	COMMENTS
	Britain and the Celtic Iron Age	Simon James and Valery Rigby	British Museum 1SBN 0-7141-2306-4	A well written book with good illustrations.
	Iron Age Britain	Barry Cunliffe	Batsford ISBN 0-7134-7299-5	Shows Britain's social diversity.
	Danebury	Barry Cunliffe	Batsford ISBN 0-7134-6886-6	The archaeology and economy of a hillfort.
	Iron Age Communities in Britain 3rd edition	Barry Cunliffe	Routledge ISBN 0-415-05416-8	The result of 20 years work. A serious heavy weight, but well worth the read.
	The Celts		Thames and Hudson	The book produced for Mr Fiat's 'European Year of the Celts'. Very thorough.
	Celtic Britain	Lloyd Laing	Granada ISBN 0-586-08373-1	Britain before the conquest series. Covers the arrival of the Celtic culture in Britain. Exposes the modern myth of celticness.
	Rome's Enemies (2): Gallic and British Celts	Peter Wilcox	Osprey Men-At-Arms ISBN 0-85045-606-1	Aimed mainly at the warrior. Good drawings.
	Hannibal and the Enemies of Rome	Peter Connolly	Macdonald, ISBN 0-356-05905-7	It may be old, but as always Peter's illustrations are outstanding.
	Celtic Warriors	W F and J N G Ritchie	Shire, ISBN 0-356-05905-7	Good archaeology, but dated reconstructions!
	Celtic Art	Ruth and Vincent Megaw	Thames and Hudson, ISBN 0-500-275885-8	The definitive on Iron Age (Celtic) art. ?Also covers Saxon/Christian/Viking Knotwork?
	Early Celtic Art in Britain and Ireland	Ruth and Vincent Megaw	Shire ISBN 0-85263-679-2	A reduced version of the above book.
	Early Celtic Designs	Ian Stead Karen Hughs	British Museum ISBN 0-7141-8075-0	Not just a rehash of the Megaw's book. Line drawings of Iron Age art, ideal for teachers and designers alike.
	The Lake Villages of Somerset	Stephen Minnitt & John Coles	Glastonbury Antiquarian Society ISBN 0 9507122 3 X	A classical text on the lake villages, contains fine details on the artefact.
	Towns, Villages and Countryside of Celtic Europe	Francoise Audouze and Olivier Buchsenschutz (BCA)		Full of information on buildings around Europe.
	Iron Age Cemeteries in East Yorkshire	I M Stead	English Heritage ISBN 1 85074 3517	Packed with information about a Celtic warrior of the Parisii(Arras culture).
	Ancient Portland -Archaeology of the Isle	Susann Palmer	S.Palmer ISBN 0-9532811-0-8	Archaeological history of Portland, and results from the Mesolithic site at Culverwell
	The Atlantic Celts	Simon James	British Museum ISBN 0-7141-2165-7	Examination of how modern Celtic identity is imposed on the past