Archaeologists believe that Iron Age Celts worshiped many gods and goddesses. They worshipped their gods by sacrificing valuables to keep them happy.

But their gifts to the gods were not just precious treasures – Iron Age Celts sacrificed (killed) animals, and even humans, to their gods. The Celts sacrificed weapons to the gods by throwing them into the lakes, rivers and bogs – the Celts thought these places were special to the gods.

At Llyn Cerrig Bach, Anglesey, archaeologists have found over 150 bronze and iron objects, including spears, shields and swords.

The Celts thoroughly respected the human head. Roman historians said that the Celts cut off the heads of their forefathers, and even their enemies, worshipping the skull.

Celtic religion was closely associated with the natural world, and they worshipped their gods in special places such as lakes, rivers, hills and woods.

The moon, sun and stars were important to them – the Celts believed there were supernatural forces in the natural world.

Druids were the priests of the Celts. We know a little about the druids from reading the descriptions of Roman historians.The main centre of the druids in Britain was Anglesey. Druids were an important part of Iron Age society and were responsible for all kinds of religious ceremonies. They were capable and powerful members of the tribe and were respected by the other Celts.

Archaeologists believe that the body in the peat from Cheshire was a sacrifice to the gods. We cannot be sure of what happened in the past, but we can gather the clues together and use a bit of imagination to try and understand what happened.