Venceslas Kruta Author

Venceslas Kruta is one of the world leading experts on Celtic art and civilization. Emeritus Professor of European Ancient History Studies at L'École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris, he is the former Director of the Institute for Celtic Studies in Paris and former President of the academic reviews Gallia and Études Celtiques. He is a member of the German Archaeological Institute, the Etruscan-Italic Studies Institute in Florence and the Royal Academy of History of Spain, among others. Kruta has curated several exhibitions around the world and directed numerous international archaeological excavations on sites ranging from prehistory to the Middle Ages. He has written over 30 books on historical subjects, with an emphasis on the Celtic Iron Age, many of which have been translated into numerous languages.