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From: "Grote, Dale" <dagrote@email.uncc.edu>
To: "'classics@u.washington.edu'" <classics@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Ancient Celts, etc.
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 18:48:28 -0400
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I recently witnessed a ferocious argument between a devotee of Marija
Gimbutas and a fan of another theory of ancient history having to do with
the Celts. I've forgotten the name associated with the latter, hence my
request for help.

It seems the author was of the 19th century, and he argued, among other
things, that the word "celt" means "hero." The Celts, it seems, defended
Europe from an invasion of some sort out of Africa in, I think, 15,000 BCE.
(Sorry to be vague, but the battle was in French.)

Does anyone know who this author was?

Merci,


Dale Grote
UNC Charlotte



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