In a story seemingly fit for Game of Thrones, an ornate Iron Age shield that was unearthed from a “warrior grave” is now being deemed “the most important British Celtic art object of the ...

Paula Ware, an archaeologist who worked on the project, tells Laycock the shield was made in the La Tène style typical of early Celtic art ... shields were purely ceremonial, reflecting status ...

Ancient Celtic burials were regarded with ... elaborately-designed metal shields were purely ceremonial and not intended for warfare. The shield also featured sturdy leather and wood fittings ...

“The popular belief is that elaborate metal-faced shields were purely ceremonial ... The 2000-year old shield has been hailed as “the most important British Celtic art object of the millennium ...

An elaborate Iron Age shield found in an impressive 'warrior grave' in Yorkshire in 2017 is being hailed 'the most important British Celtic art ... shields were purely ceremonial, reflecting ...

A chance discovery of an ancient Celtic shield in a field in Leicestershire is helping to transform the academic world’s understanding of prehistoric warfare. It suggests that ancient European ...

In an extraordinary discovery, archaeologists unearthed two 2,300-year-old swords in a Celtic necropolis. The swords were discovered in what is believed to be a ceremonial burial site, their ...