[MacDorcha]

"Never heard of heiriditary (sp?) low castes amongst the Celts"

Then its the one discrepancy in their systems.

The last teir is least discussed of the Vedic castes than others. The untouchables aren't even (at least as I recall) mentioned in the Ramayana and the Bhagavad Gita.

the remaining castes hold their clout, however. Woman's rolls not withstanding.

[Cronos]

You may have a point about that caste system similarity. Thanks!!!

Berbers were not from Syria. You are right that they were initially nominally under the Umayyad Caliphate in Syria, but later on they broke away and formed their own Caliphate based in Morocco.