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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 429841" data-attributes="member: 4534">The Celts between 1200 BC and 1 AD managed to spread far and wide throughout western Europe.&nbsp; Given that they were an agricultural based society with iron age technology I have no doubt that they cut down a great many trees to support their lifestyle.&nbsp; They'd have to have cleared land for their farms and they'd need fuel for their metal working, to keep warm, and to cook with.&nbsp; Unlike Native Americans the Celts made it out of the stone age and well into the iron age.&nbsp; You don't typically get to the iron age by placing to much emphasis on hunting and gathering.&nbsp; I'd also be a bit leery of comparing them to Native Americans because which tribes do you want to compare them to?&nbsp; They had farm plots for individual families, community plots, and plots dedicated to supporting the ruling class.&nbsp; I don't know what you classify as large scale agriculture but for 300 BC they'd probably come close to qualifying.&nbsp; Given how heavily forested western Europe was during the age of the Celts I wouldn't doubt it if they viewed lumber as an infinite resource.&nbsp; Marc</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 429841, member: 4534"] [B][/b] The Celts between 1200 BC and 1 AD managed to spread far and wide throughout western Europe. Given that they were an agricultural based society with iron age technology I have no doubt that they cut down a great many trees to support their lifestyle. They'd have to have cleared land for their farms and they'd need fuel for their metal working, to keep warm, and to cook with. [b][/b] Unlike Native Americans the Celts made it out of the stone age and well into the iron age. You don't typically get to the iron age by placing to much emphasis on hunting and gathering. I'd also be a bit leery of comparing them to Native Americans because which tribes do you want to compare them to? [b][/b] They had farm plots for individual families, community plots, and plots dedicated to supporting the ruling class. I don't know what you classify as large scale agriculture but for 300 BC they'd probably come close to qualifying. [b][/b] Given how heavily forested western Europe was during the age of the Celts I wouldn't doubt it if they viewed lumber as an infinite resource. Marc [/QUOTE]

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