Calliope articles from November 2001

Calliope archives from November 2001

It is the land itself that makes the Celt. --Irish novelist and playwright George Moore, (1852-1933) (Musings).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... WHO WERE THE CELTS? DID THEY HAVE ONE UNIFIED CULTURE? DID THIS CULTURE SPAN THE AREA from Spain in the southwest to Scotland in the north to what is now the Czech Republic in the east? Did it really reach beyond Europe's borders into Asia...

Discovery at hochdorf. (Digging Up The Past).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... An amateur archaeologist was at work in a field near Hochdorf, Germany. As she worked, she noticed a low mound and notified authorities, but nothing happened until some 10 years later when German archaeologist Dr. Jorg Biel arrived on site....

Salt at Hallstatt.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... As early as 1000 B.C., Celts at Hallstatt were involved in mining for one of the ancient world's most precious commodities, salt. This mineral is essential to life itself, as the human body requires salt to survive. Salt has also been the key...

Try this salt miner's backpack. (Activity).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Among the artifacts found preserved in the salt mines at Hallstatt was an ancient backpack or "hod." The salt miner's hod was used to transport rock salt from the depths of the mine to a collection point. The leather bag had a wooden frame, a...

A `shallow place' gives its name to a people.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... WITHIN THE COUNTRY OF SWITZERLAND, AT THE EASTERN END OF LAKE NEUCHATEL, THERE IS A SPOT WHERE THE LAKE'S COLD, FRESH WATER IS CALM AND NOT VERY DEEP. IF YOU THINK IT SOUNDS LIKE A PLEASANT SPOT FOR A PICNIC, YOU ARE JOINING A PARTY NOW...

A princely find.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... NORTHEAST OF LA TENE, AMID THE ROLLING COUNTRYSIDE OF western Germany, rises a strangely-shaped hill called the Kleinaspergle. For centuries, nearby farmers and townspeople wondered at the unnatural smoothness and roundness of its sides that...

Reinheim: the final home for a princess?(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... IN FEBRUARY 1954, JOHANN SCHIEL WAS DIGGING GRAVEL IN Reinheim, in the industrial Saarland of southwestern Germany, when his shovel struck a piece of bronze shaped like a human figure with upraised arms. Suspecting that he had hit on something...

What's in a name?(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... The whole race... is madly fond of war, high-spirited and quick to battle, but otherwise straightforward and not of evil character. Thus did the Greek scholar, Strabo (c. 64 B.C. to A.D. 21) describe the Celts Celtic tribes populated...

Word origins. (Fun With Words).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Torc "Torc" (also spelled "torque"), the twisted metal collar or necklace worn by ancient Gauls, Britons, and Teutons, appropriately traces its roots to the Latin verb torquere, meaning "to twist." Tradition The term "tradition"...

Word stories. (Fun With Words).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Bin The Celts used a term that sounded much like benn to refer to a cart and, in particular, to a cart that carried a woven wicker form shaped to resemble a person. English borrowed the term in the Middle Ages, adapted the spelling to...

Expressions. (Fund With Words).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... "To grin like a cheshire cat" In the article on Celtic art (see page 24), art forms ore compared to the Cheshire cat in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. This cat was described as disappearing gradually from Alice's view--with the grin...

English words with Indo-European roots. (Fun With Words).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... English Indo-European Root (meaning) clever gleubh- (to tear apart, cleave) Halloween kailo- (whole, uninjured, of good omen) happy kob- (to suit, fit, succeed) juvenile, young yeu- (vital...

Circles, spirals, and cheshire cats.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... CIRCLES AND WHORLS CAPTURE the eye and send it spinning along spirals, scrolls, whirligigs, and meandering curls. Strange human faces with bulging eyes, beasts, birds, and fantastic creatures peer out of the swirling patterns. At times,...

A raven on the roof.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... With no written records and no surviving images to consult, it is difficult to imagine daily life in an ancient Celtic village. Let this play, set in Central Europe by the shores of Lake Neuchatel around 400 B.C., help you recreate the scene....

On the move.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... The Celts used their technology, tools, and trade to expand their territory. With better tools, they were able to produce more food. Then, as the population increased, so, too, did the need for more land. Since their trading experiences had...

Technology, tools, and trade.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... The Celtic farmers of the Early La Tene period prospered. They had developed iron weapons and tools. Not only was iron harder and more durable than bronze, but it also took a sharper edge. Using iron tools, the Celts could provide for their...

Rome strikes back.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... ALTHOUGH THE CELTS RETREATED NORTH, THEY CONTINUED TO RAID ROMAN TERRITORY. IN AN EFFORT TO CONTAIN THEIR MOVEMENTS, THE ROMANS SET UP MILITARY COLONIES. However, when conflict with Carthage in North Africa erupted into war, the Romans had to...

Caesar vs. the Celts.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... The Roman general and statesman Julius Caesar began his Commentaries on the Gallic War (De Bello Gallico): "All Gaul is divided into three parts, one of which the Belgae inhabit; the other, the Aquitani; the third, those who in their language...

Wear a Celtic torc. (Activity).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Made of iron, silver, or gold, torcs were worn by all classes of Celts, from warriors to princes. Often worn as personal decoration, torcs may have had more practical origins. The thick metal rings, worn close to the neck, could protect the...

Books. (Off The Shelf).(Review)
November 1, 2001... Celts: Images of Their Culture by Helmut Birkhan (University of Washington Press/Verlag der Osterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1999) includes an in-depth overview of Celtic culture followed by hundreds of photos, reconstructed...

On the net.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... by Chip Baker For more information about Hallstat and La Tene, plus links to related sites, check out: www.accesscom/~wangbick/hallstatt.html www.accesscom.com/~wangbick/latene.html For information about the salt mines at Hallstat,...

Debunking the myth: the Celts and stonehenge.(early English culture)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... NOTE: Under Julius Caesar, Rome extended its boundaries north, south, east, and west. Many of his successors did the same. However, by the late A.D. 300s, Rome's power and influence had greatly decreased, especially in the west. After the fall...

Celtic art through the ages. (From Past to Present).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... The La Tene style ended in Europe with the Roman conquest. Throughout the Roman Empire, classical realism began to influence the abstract, perhaps symbolic designs of the early Celts. Celtic art, however, lived on in areas not occupied by the...