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before and after the coming of Roman traditions to Celtic lands. It is possible to
observe that imagery increased towards the end of the Iron Age, when Graeco-
Roman concepts and customs were already intruding upon the Celtic world. Imagery
and epigraphy which come from well-excavated sites offer an opportunity for close
dating. But all too often, good archaeological contexts are absent for iconography,
and dating by style alone is neither easy nor reliable. It is important, however, to
acknowledge pagan Celtic religion as a dynamic force, which was constantly chang-
ing and responding to the stimuli of new concepts and ideas, whilst still retaining a
core of conservatism. It is indeed the tension between tradition and innovation which
gives Celtic religion its essential character of diversity and enigma.
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