Current Affairs Unearthing Bohemia's Celtic heritage ahead of Samhain, the 'New Year'

29-10-2004 | Brian Kenety

The first recorded name for Bohemia has its roots in the Celtic word 'Boiohaemum', meaning home of the Boii people, a Celtic tribe which settled in Central Europe centuries before the Slavic peoples arrived. Ahead of the Celtic New Year, Brian Kenety takes a look at efforts to celebrate and promote the Czech lands' ancient heritage.

Bronze fibula from Manetin Hradek Bronze fibula from Manetin Hradek   Back

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