Early Salt Miners in Austria

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Frank Delaney looks around the Celtic settlements and salt mines at Hallstadt, Austria.

A look around the Celtic settlements at Hallstadt, Austria with Frank Delaney. These villages were built to house miners of a Celtic salt mining industry. Includes footage of mining implements and Celtic weapons found in miners' burial grounds.
From: The Celts The Man With The Golden Shoes
First broadcast : 14 May 1987

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 7-9

Subject : History

Topic : Celts

Keywords : Everyday life

Notes : Points to study - What was so special about Hallstadt? What do the artefacts tell us about the Celts? In what countries did the Celts live?


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