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Index Dutch Bronze Age
Index first farmers in the Netherlands


Various Iron Age findings

Coins

Celtic coins from the tribe of the Allobroges

Celtic coins

A silver celtic coin of the British Durotriges 45-40 B.C.E. :

Celtic coin

Gods

2 Statues of the Celtic God `Lugh`

Lugh 1

Lugh 2

Belenos

Belenos

Cernunnos on a cauldron discovered near Gundestrup, DK

Gundestrup Cernunno(s)

Cernunnos on a Gaulish stone, discovered under the Notre Dame. 14 - 37 C.E. The votive monument appeared to be 5 to 6 m. high and had 4 decorated chalcstone blocks. It was the "pillar of the nautes". One block was decorated with images of the gods volcanus, esus, cernuno and tarvostrigaranus (Musée Cluny, Paris)

The same stone also showed the God Volcanus, holding a bellows


(larger photo)

Esus, same altar as above

Taranis (© Musee des Antiquities Nationales, St. Germain-en-Laye, France)

Taranis
(larger photo)

Burials

The king`s grave of Hochdorf ("Hallstatt" / Early Iron Age)

The Hochdorf burial

Burial chariot

Burial Chariot

Hochdorf grave goods

Hochdorf grave goods

Hochdorf grave goods

Hochdorf grave goods

Helmet

Helmet

Bronze spearhead

Spearhead

Shield (Late Bronze Age)

Shield

Bronze 'La Tène' boar, the symbol of fertility and courage

Bronze boar

Gold torque

Gold torque

Map of Celtic / Gaulish tribes

 


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