Quote Originally Posted by zakalwe
To add that great list you have there Psycho, I would heartily recommend the purchase of Cunliffe's 'Iron Age Communities in Britain'. This goes into alot more detail than his other works and is a very interesting read. Kind of like his life's work poured out onto paper. It has recently come out in an updated edition in 2004. The main problem is that unless you have a good academic library nearby it is pretty expensive. Perhaps you could purchase it 2nd hand, although you'd need to check you were getting the right edition.
Wahoo!..Thanks a heap zakalwe! Guess what I've just ordered ?

To be honest, I wasn't even aware of it so I’m indebted. Not sure where you’re from, but Australia (here) is to Halstatt / La Tene Culture (associated history, archaeology, etc) as Siberia was to Soviet Russians. It’s a veritable wasteland. There is next to nothing here. We have only one Professor of any repute in the whole country and they have recently retired. Egyptology, Classics, Near East, etc yer.. we have a relative wealth...the one area I'm interested in ...zip. I've been trying to convince contacts at several Unis to 'invest' (for the good of the nation of course ) in a sojourn up north to talk / study under some people that actually know what they're on about.

Very much looking forward to this newish work by Cunliffe. I have to admit I did feel like I was only getting part of the picture in his other works and wish he went further.. so this is very good news. And I like his style. Not unnecessarily complex like Powell (though he had the excuse of being somewhat of a pioneer), not as obscure as Collis, nor quite as sensational as Ellis (though I admit I don’t mind that on occasion).

Speaking of Ellis. Based on his research and that of Ross, we have a very unique looking Druid unit being modelled that you may find interesting.

Always..dont know if you’ve managed to get a hold of any work by Kruta? He’s director of Celtic Studies in Paris and though not a great writer (in all fairness it could be the translation), he has some interesting insights. ..and my all time favourite is still Daithi O Hogan from Dublin, the Goldsworthy of Gaels and Gauls.

..sorry, get carried away with a fellow ‘barb’ lover


Quote Originally Posted by zakalwe
But anyway my real question with this thread is whether there will be any kind of explanation about the research behind EB or the faction? I guess it is low on the agenda seeing as you guys will be very busy atm, but it would be good to see areas over which there is some controversy being addressed.
Well… as you’d probably be able to appreciate, it’d be an epic in itself. The short answer is hell yes, we’d love too…and it’d save many recurring questions or misunderstandings..but the time needed is a killer. We’ll see what we can do.

Quote Originally Posted by zakalwe
Also since i've not downloaded the beta version yet, what settlement are you using for Caledonia (not sure what name you're using for the province). Are you still using Attuaca for the moment or have you changed it?
You’ll have to check with Ranika, it’s his area. I tend to focus / specialise more on the continentals.


Thanks again