Are the Celts the ancestors of the Austrians?

[fortress europe]

Wikipedia states:






What are your thoughts?

[Scarface F]

ofcourse they are with Austria being early Celtic heartland. However Austrians are only partly Celtic.

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[Creoda]

It would be quicker to name countries in Europe that don't have Celtic ancestry.

[Kess]

It would be quicker to name countries in Europe that don't have Celtic ancestry.

None?

[Jingle Bell]

Well, yeah Continental Celts (Hallsttat/La Tene) seens to play a rolw in Austrian genetics, but they also have Germanic, Slavic and possibly even Italo-Balkanic input

[Voskos]

None?

Greece, South Italy, Cyprus, North Macedonia, Baltic States, Russia.

[Kess]

Greece, South Italy, Cyprus, North Macedonia, Baltic States, Russia.

I thought that as well, but don't they have it in very small amounts?

[Petalpusher]

Wikipedia states:






What are your thoughts?

A good chunk from the Hallstatt side at least. More interestingly the La Tene part spreaded more West in ancestry but culturally bounced back East a lot once in Gaul. the Gallic remains of commonly used objects in Burgundy were found later across Germany, Austria, Hungary, parts of the Balkan and even as far as the black sea as discovered recently. The Oppidum habitations were also identical. These cultures were a lot more advanced than previously thought, for example Gallic terms for wood machinery were integrated into the Latin language.

The Laténium museum of Switzerland conserves most of these common artefacts. It's seen from 30:00 in the video but all the documentary is interresting about Celtic/Gallic culture:

3 oct. 2022
The idea of the primitive Gauls, living in the forest until they were civilized and assimilated into the Roman Empire, is now regarded as totally obsolete. In this film, archaeologists and historians uncover Gaulish settlements to reveal the true face of the Gauls. A civilisation with high level of craftsmanship, that prized trade, developed cities and developed their own culture and religion. A civilisation that left their own mark on Europe.