Ancient Celtic Placenames in Europe and Asia Minor, Number 39

An original study revealing the history of place-names from Ireland to Anatolia, from Scotland to the Apennines, and from to Andalusia the Black Seas. Includes numerous original maps and uncovers new methodology for linguistic geography Uses a dataset of over 20,000 names recorded by Greek and Latin authors such as Polybius, Caesar and Tacitus and by early geographers such as Strabo, Pliny, Ptolemy and the Ravenna Cosmographer A significant work for archaeologists, historians and philologists studying the early distribution of Celtic and other Indo-European languages

List of maps. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. A Database Approach. 3. The Long Arm of Coincidence. 4. Selected Celtic-Looking Strings and Elements. 5. The distribution of the Selected Celtic-Looking Elements. 6. The Extent of Celtic Names: i. Northern Europe (above 48 latitude) . 7. The Extent of Celtic Names: ii. Central Europe (latitudes 44-47). 8. The Extent of Celtic Names: iii. Southern Europe (latitude 43 and southwar. 9. The Extent of Celtic Names: iv. Asia Minor (west of longitude +35) with v. Note on Remaining Areas around the Mediterranean (north of latitude 35 and west of longitude +35). 10. The Extent of Celtic Names: vi. Africa and Asia (south of latitude 35 and east of longitude +35). 11. The Extent of Celtic Names: Summary. 12. Prospects for Further Research. Abbreviations. Bibliography. Index of Place-Names