Europe and the construction of "Celtic" models. The origins of ethnic-cultural paradigm

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  • Óscar López Jiménez Dpto. de Historia Antigua y Arqueología. Instituto de Historia. CSIC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/tp.2001.v58.i2.224

Keywords:

History of archaeology, Celticism, Archaeology and Nationalism, 2nd Iron Age

Abstract


The particular archaeological reality in Europe during 19th and 20th centuries was the basis of modern Celtic studies. The imperialistic theories, which reproduced Germanic models, introduced a racist concept about the ancient societies and their social structures. The ethnic-cultural paradigm, created in these times, was part of a racist and deterministic world conception, and is present even nowadays. Each country had a different way to live this time of social changes and the intellectual activity was an image of it. In Spain the races of the European situation are still visible at the present day.

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Published

2001-12-30

How to Cite

López Jiménez, Óscar. (2001). Europe and the construction of "Celtic" models. The origins of ethnic-cultural paradigm. Trabajos De Prehistoria, 58(2), 69–88. https://doi.org/10.3989/tp.2001.v58.i2.224

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