Posted on 12/24/2001 10:20:40 PM PST by a_Turk
Agreed. There is a powerful tendency for historians, archeologists and anthropologists to isolate peoples by space, as well as time, and assume they never traveled farther than the horizon. That way its easier to make silly assumptions which justify ridiculous conclusions about what they did, and thought, and traveled, etc.
In fact, while travel has never been as easy as it is today, traders and warriors and others from many cultures have always traveled widely.
Probably the silliest assumption is that Jesus stayed in Nazareth and pounded nails from age 12 to 30. There is absolutely no evidence this is true, but many sweaty bible thumpers insist it is a fact. There is far more "evidence" that he traveled during that time than that he stayed at home.
Thanks for asking. I think this is a fascinating confirmation that even more Celts were found near the place the Lost Tribes of Israel disappeared. While this Celtic find is somewhat later than the 610-620 BC date which is often used for first appearance, this location is also farther West than the Caucasus Mountains and their southern foothills, and the time difference could be accounted for by simply considering "migration time". This is more powerful ammunition that the Lost Tribes of Israel and Celts are the same people.
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It was the Apostle Paul who went to the Galatians in response to Jesus admonition in Matthew 10:6 (and elsewhere in Matthew) to "... go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." Does that mean the Galatians were the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel???
Yes, and more.
The Lost Tribes of Israel, who were the old Northern Kingdom (aka the House of Israel), were the Galatians (and Corinthians, and Phillipians, and Ephesians, etc....), were Celts. They became the root stock of Europe and its colonies, including the United States of America.
abstained from human sacrificeNot that I would ever do it, I'd pull a fast one like Abraham and put an end to it. Sacrificing what is dear, dearer, dearest to you. Something rare and special like a virgin (yes even back then) to show your love for the diety. What could mean more to the tribal lord but his firstborn? What better sacrifice to convince the God(s) of our worthiness for rain and fertility? Bunch of romantic bullshit. Long live the reform of Abraham.
Defining Celts as "politically and socially primitive barbarians" is the claptrap of Roman and Greek historians, not exactly independent observers. Then he conceded, about these Celts "...can hardly be attributed to a marginal, and politically, socially and economically unsophisticated people." ... "The fact that their politics survived to be incorporated into the Roman empire would indicate the existence of highly developed social structures bound together by shared value systems."
The author fell into the mindless copying trap of having the Celts wandering from West to East. If he evaluated their "wanderings" from East to West he would demonstrate a more insightful understanding the topic.
The Lost Tribes of Israel, who were the old Northern Kingdom (aka the House of Israel), were the Galatians (and Corinthians, and Phillipians, and Ephesians, etc....), were Celts.According to Greek lore, Ephesus was founded by the Amazons. Probably no connection between Amazons and Celts, what would you say?
Defining Celts as "politically and socially primitive barbarians" is the claptrap of Roman and Greek historians, not exactly independent observers.Well, anymore I am rather honored to be called a barbarian by such. I used to bother me, but no longer.
I would say there is probably no connection between Amazons and Celts. Further, if that is what the Greeks say then those Greeks are full of prunes.
Me too. It's the pot calling the kettle black, or worse.
Do you have a link?
The print magazine article itself has some good photographs of human remains in situ.
>the archaeological evidence for a large Galatian presence at the site was not overwhelming until our discovery of grisly evidence of rituals involving humans. The broken-necked bodies and decapitated heads at Gordion cannot be attributed to any local Anatolian group, but are characteristic of European Celts.
I can hardly believe the shabby logic in this excerpt. IOW, this has to be a Celtic site because Celts do what we think was done here, and to whom we think it was done, and for the reasons we think.
Excuse me???? Is this the genius on which modern archeology is built?
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