#FindsFriday #FerrousFriday: `The study conducted by Marta Mazzoli and Emanuela Paribeni on the Pulica necropolis in Lunigiana sheds light on the complex dynamics of the borderlands between the #Celtic, Ligurian and Etruscan worlds. The burials, dating from the 4th to the 3rd century BC, contain armaments that combine Celtic technological elements (wrought-iron helmets, La Tène-type swords) with local Ligurian funerary traditions.Tombs 1 and 5 are particularly significant, having yielded complete armour sets with Celtic-style helmets associated with local pottery and Etruscan imports. Paribeni interprets these contexts as evidence of the presence of Celtic warriors, likely mercenaries in the service of Ligurian communities, a phenomenon well documented by literary sources attesting to the deployment of Celtic contingents in wars between Etruscan and Greek cities and Italic populations.`Source: https://archeologiagalliacisalpina.wordpress.com/category/celti/