Southern Britain was German in pre-Roman times ?

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It might be more interesting to investigate the movement of the different tribes as cultural entities, ...

We still have the same problem when we do this. The current debate is often portrayed as a celtic - anglo saxon debate, but in reality, we see it for earlier periods too. It goes back to the neolithic and the debate whether the introduction farming or the indo european languages were demic or cultural.

We have it with the celtic speakers too. The Brigantes in the north of england for example, show a good deal of continuity with the bronze age, but also show some la tene features. Their neighbours to the east are the Parisii of east Yorkshire. The archaeology of this area shows a sudden discontinuity around 450BC and we see the introduction of square ditch barrow burials, chariot burials and other features which are shared on the Continent. They also share the name of a continental tribe.

But we have the same arguments with archaeologists like Higham suggesting that the Parisii of east yorkshire are not necessarily immigrants but simply adopted the practices of their continental counterparts.

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Harry Amphlett