According to a story on the BBC news website, archaeologists have discovered evidence that a large-scale migration somewhere between 1,400BC and 870BC that may be linked to the spread of Celtic languages.
They claim that there was a corresponding change in dietary practice that involved the ability to digest raw (cows) milk. They further claim that this may have been up to 1,000 years before this occurred elsewhere in Northern Europe.
Recently Colin Renfrew and Barry Cunliffe have claimed that there is evidence that at least some part of Celtic migrations may be explained by migrations of Celtic, or proto-Celtic languages along the Atlantic Arc.
The issue of the origins of Celtic languages remains a live issue.
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