Notes on Fibulae found in Wiltshire 1908

Title : Notes on Fibulae found in Wiltshire 1908  
Author : Not Stated
Source : Reliquary and Illustrated Archaeologist
Year Published : 1908
Page Count : 12
Image Count : 21
Word Count : 3467
File Size in MB : 4.1
File Type : PDF

"The present notes are chiefly concerned with that particular type of fibulae known as “La Tene I.” , of which such a large series is to be seen in the Morel collection of objects found in Gaulish burials in the depart­ment of the Marne, in the British Museum, where also many examples from Bohemia and from the Ticino Valley are to be seen. This fibula has been chosen as the characteristic mark of the early period of that “ La Tene ” civilisation which takes its name from the lake dwelling, where it is best represented on the Lake of Neuchatel. In Gaul, this “ La Tene,” or “ Marnian,” period, as exemplified in the cemeteries of the Marne in which these fibulae are found, dates probably from 350 to 200 B .C ., and Dr. Arthur..."