The Gods of the Celts (Archaeology) by Miranda Green

Author:Miranda Green
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Archaeology, Ancient Archaeology, Ancient Religions, Religion
Publisher: Sutton Publishing
Published: 1993-06-06T16:00:00+00:00

THE GODS OF THE CELTS

special chambers; others contained complete dog-skeletons: here, the Muntham Court 200 foot pit associated with a shrine contained numerous dog-burials, and the known association (Chapter Six) between dog and the underworld would seem to support their chthonic purpose. In shafts of a shrine in Cambridge, there were human burials each with a dog. Most interesting in this present context is the number of pits associated with human burials. At Newstead in southern Scotland, several shafts are recorded including one containing the upright body of a man. Many pits in central-southern England contain whole or part burials. At Goadby, Leics a well contained two adults, head down and covered in stones; someone wanted to make sure these spirits went down and stayed down! At South Cadbury a young man was buried in a pit (? as a human sacrifice to

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