The latest in a series of online talks hosted by the KAS with Dr Reb Ellis-Haken, Postdoctoral Research Associate with the University of York Department of Archaeology.

LON-E78C8A Lenham Bucket © Portable Antiquities Scheme CC-BY

The use of figurative depictions in early Celtic art (c.400BC-AD100) in England and Wales has always fascinated researchers. For decades it has been thought that the aggression of boars made them an ideal symbol of warriors, that corvids related to the battlefield and death, and that horses were the sacred symbol of kings. However, a recent doctoral study challenged these old ideas, including revealing the importance of regionality in this subject area. This talk will introduce this topic, and specifically focus on the use of figurative imagery by Late Iron Age communities in Kent.

Joining details for this online event will be distributed closer to the time.