Miranda Aldhouse-Green is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at Cardiff University; author of several books and papers on ancient European religion, and holder of two Book of the Year awards from national US archaeological societies.

Rethinking the Ancient Druids is a truly invaluable resource for those interested in Celtic studies. While it is a scholarly text, it is by no means inaccessible to the general public. It is rife with beautiful photos of archaeological artefacts that the general public might not otherwise get a chance to see. The bibliography and thorough notes should provide any curious reader with a far larger reading list, while also attesting to the deep level of research that Aldhouse-Green has done. While we may never know precisely who the ancient druids were, and what they believed - this book does provide a more thorough and precise understanding of them than we have previously had. Like Chadwicks book before, this one shall certainly turn into a classic within its field.

• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Preface PROLOGUE: The untouched Cave CH. 1: Time and Space: contextualizing Druids in the ancient world CH. 2: Barbarians and Wise Men: rethinking Classical texts CH. 3: Spiritual Spaces: rites and beliefs in Iron Age Britain and Gaul CH. 4: Images and Symbols: sacred art and the Druids CH. 5: Welsh Connections: spotlight on Druidic Wales CH. 6: A Holy War: Boudica and the Druids against Rome CH. 7: Reading Runes and Telling Spoons: divining the divine CH. 8: Druids and Deities: changing spirits in Roman Gaul and Britain CH. 9: Ideas of Afterlife: death, burial and reincarnation EPILOGUE: The Untouched Cave Revisited BIBLIOGRAPHY

Miranda Aldhouse-Green is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at Cardiff University; author of several books and papers on ancient European religion, and holder of two Book of the Year awards from national US archaeological societies.

Rethinking the Ancient Druids is a truly invaluable resource for those interested in Celtic studies. While it is a scholarly text, it is by no means inaccessible to the general public. It is rife with beautiful photos of archaeological artefacts that the general public might not otherwise get a chance to see. The bibliography and thorough notes should provide any curious reader with a far larger reading list, while also attesting to the deep level of research that Aldhouse-Green has done. While we may never know precisely who the ancient druids were, and what they believed - this book does provide a more thorough and precise understanding of them than we have previously had. Like Chadwicks book before, this one shall certainly turn into a classic within its field.

• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Preface PROLOGUE: The untouched Cave CH. 1: Time and Space: contextualizing Druids in the ancient world CH. 2: Barbarians and Wise Men: rethinking Classical texts CH. 3: Spiritual Spaces: rites and beliefs in Iron Age Britain and Gaul CH. 4: Images and Symbols: sacred art and the Druids CH. 5: Welsh Connections: spotlight on Druidic Wales CH. 6: A Holy War: Boudica and the Druids against Rome CH. 7: Reading Runes and Telling Spoons: divining the divine CH. 8: Druids and Deities: changing spirits in Roman Gaul and Britain CH. 9: Ideas of Afterlife: death, burial and reincarnation EPILOGUE: The Untouched Cave Revisited BIBLIOGRAPHY

Miranda Aldhouse-Green is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at Cardiff University; author of several books and papers on ancient European religion, and holder of two Book of the Year awards from national US archaeological societies.

Rethinking the Ancient Druids is a truly invaluable resource for those interested in Celtic studies. While it is a scholarly text, it is by no means inaccessible to the general public. It is rife with beautiful photos of archaeological artefacts that the general public might not otherwise get a chance to see. The bibliography and thorough notes should provide any curious reader with a far larger reading list, while also attesting to the deep level of research that Aldhouse-Green has done. While we may never know precisely who the ancient druids were, and what they believed - this book does provide a more thorough and precise understanding of them than we have previously had. Like Chadwicks book before, this one shall certainly turn into a classic within its field.

• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Preface PROLOGUE: The untouched Cave CH. 1: Time and Space: contextualizing Druids in the ancient world CH. 2: Barbarians and Wise Men: rethinking Classical texts CH. 3: Spiritual Spaces: rites and beliefs in Iron Age Britain and Gaul CH. 4: Images and Symbols: sacred art and the Druids CH. 5: Welsh Connections: spotlight on Druidic Wales CH. 6: A Holy War: Boudica and the Druids against Rome CH. 7: Reading Runes and Telling Spoons: divining the divine CH. 8: Druids and Deities: changing spirits in Roman Gaul and Britain CH. 9: Ideas of Afterlife: death, burial and reincarnation EPILOGUE: The Untouched Cave Revisited BIBLIOGRAPHY