Miranda Aldhouse-Green

Emeritus Professor, Archeology, Cardiff University, Wales

Miranda Aldhouse-Green is emeritus professor of archeology at Cardiff University in Wales, UK. Her books include The Celtic Myths (Thames & Hudson, 1990), Bog Bodies Uncovered; Solving Europe’s Ancient Mystery (Thames & Hudson, 2015), and Sacred Britannia: The Gods and Rituals of Roman Britain (Thames & Hudson, 2023).

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Written by Miranda Aldhouse-Green

Painting of four solemn figures wearing ornate and colourful robes, holding items like shields and staffs, with animals in the foreground.

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Archaeology

The secret life of Druids

The Greeks and Romans portrayed these elusive priests as bogeymen who bathed in their victims’ blood. Who were they really?

Miranda Aldhouse-Green