HEAD SHOT This Iron Age bronze head was one of three discovered in a grave in Welwyn, Hertfordshire
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WHAT’S THE STORY?
Portrayed by the Romans as savage and uncivilised – and with a supposed penchant for human sacrifice – the Celts had been resident in the British Isles for many centuries prior to the invasion of Emperor Claudius’s forces in AD 43. They were a loose conglomeration of tribes that ruled particular regions and shared ideals and ways of living.