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led thc new inhabilants. It has been shown elsewhere {Salać 2002) that central places essentially fulfilled iwo rolcs on long distance trade routes. The active role consisted of the organisation and conirol of long disiancc transport and trade; in this sense these stable, settled points are the bearers of thc continuity of prehistorie developmcnt. The term passive role refers to those situations where, because no altcrnativc was possiblc. long distance trade routes brought uninvited groups of new in-habitants from cxtcrnal territories to such centres, which they then took control of. In this sense central places rcflcct discontinuity in prehistorie development.

7. Conclusion

In thc I a Tene period trade was highly dcvcloped and intensive, and evidence for it can be found in Central l umpc at cver\ set tlenieni unit This trade. including long distance trade, can be associated cxclusivcly with thc indigenous Celtic population. Looking at trade activity in Gaul prior to the Roman occupntion from such a 'Central European' perspeclive, it would seem that Roman- or Greek-controlled trade couJd not havc played a dccisivc rile in the system as a whole. The archaeological and written rreords. meanwhilc. show that Celtic trade existed and functioned even in the period when Greek and Roman traders began to be active in Gaul. The archaeological sources convincingly show the resultsof Celtic trade - the intcnsive and constant distribution of objects, semi-finished products, raw materials and foodstuffs over shorter and long distances reached into every settlement unit. Then* is thus no rcason to doubt the existence of developed Celtic trade.

English by Alastair Millar

VLADIMIR SALAĆ, Archeologicky ustav AV ĆR, Letenskś 4, CZ-118 01 Praha; Ustav pro pravćk a ranou dobu dejinnou FF UK, Celetnś 20, CZ-116 36 Praha; [e-mail]