Describes the mythology and civilization of the Celts and reveals their daily life and artifacts in Northern Europe.

Map of Celtic Peoples8 -- Three Major Periods of Celtic Europe 10 -- Timeline of Celtic Europe 10 -- 1 Yesterday Comes Alive 12 -- Trick or treat! -- Tradition or trash? -- Identity crisis -- Celtic? Says who? -- What's in a name? -- Written records -- Celtic calendar -- Ancient origins -- Part of the story -- Keeping clean for the gods -- Bones of Maiden Castle -- Holes in the record -- 2 Bodies in the Bog 22 -- Examining the bog bodies -- Ancient murder mystery -- Surprises from the peat -- Long and the short -- Beauty secrets -- Bodies and boundaries -- Warring peoples -- 3 Widespread Way of Life 28 -- Meet the Smiths -- Tracing a route -- Pollen analysis -- Celts spread -- Celtic homes -- Storage specialists -- Back to the Iron Age -- You're such a boar! -- 4 Iron, Trade, and Water 36 -- A chieftain's burial -- Wealth from salt -- A Celtic cemetery -- An archaeological pioneer -- Iron arrives -- Let's experiment -- Celts in canoes -- Vessel from Vix -- A coastal port -- A sacred element -- 5 Roman Conquest 44 -- Holding out against Rome -- Partners and enemies -- Resistance in Britain -- Conflicting evidence -- A continuing quest -- Meet an archaeologist -- 6 A Living Legacy 52 -- Barbarians or heroes? -- Druids -- New influences -- Keeping Celtic -- Legendary hero -- Celtic revival -- Years Ahead 58.