Both sides displayed high levels of commitment and energy throughout as they battled to a 2-2 draw.
Dons boss Jimmy Calderwood was forced to give youth a fling in the final SPL match of the season. Injuries and suspension meant six changes from the side which narrowly went down 1-0 to Hearts in midweek.
It was also a much-changed Celtic side as Gordon Strachan introduced several fringe players.
Polish stars Artur Boruc and Maciej Zurawski and Japanese star Shunsuke Nakamura were all rested before their World Cup campaigns, along with Roy Keane, Stilian Petrov and Neil Lennon.
This resulted in rare starts for Paul Lawson, Stephen Pearson, Mo Camara and Aiden McGeady.
After sustained opening pressure Celtic took the lead on five minutes. McGeady's first-time volley from 20 yards cannoned off the bar and rebounded to John Hartson, who had a simple task to head home from six yards out.
The home side came back into the game by creating a few chances of their own.
The closest they came was on 15 minutes when neat play between Darren Mackie and Richard Foster saw the former brilliantly turn away from Stephen McManus only to screw his effort well wide of the target.
Patient build-up play by the home side almost brought its reward on 33 minutes.
Barry Nicholson's short free-kick to Gary Dempsey saw the midfielder flight a tremendous ball to the far post where Andrew Considine had peeled off his marker, but the youngster just failed to keep his header on target.
Aberdeen again came close minutes later. Nicholson drove at the heart of the Bhoys defence before playing in Stevie Crawford, but the veteran striker's shot was brilliantly palmed away by David Marshall.
The Dons continued where they had left off in the first half when within minutes of the restart Dempsey's 25-yard effort had Marshall scrambling across to hold.
On 58 minutes a wicked dipping corner from Nicholson on the left found the head of Richie Byrne but his effort flew wide.
After soaking up wave upon wave of Aberdeen attacks the champions showed how clinical they can be on the counter attack.
McManus' long ball out of defence found Shaun Maloney, who swept past his marker before firing home a low shot from 20 yards, giving Ryan Esson no chance.
Maloney then created a great opportunity for Hartson, however the big Welshman needlessly blazed over wildly.
Aberdeen gave themselves a lifeline on 69 minutes when substitute Chris Maguire fed John Stewart whose perfectly timed run took him beyond the Celtic rearguard. The young striker coolly rounded Marshall before sliding the ball home.
With their tails up Aberdeen quickly grabbed a leveller on 72 minutes. Again Maguire was the provider when his cross evaded the Celtic defenders to allow Stewart the easiest of tasks to knock the ball home from eight yards.
Celtic looked to have settled matters on 83 minutes when Pearson ran clear of the Dons defence to latch on to a long Stanislav Varga ball only to bring out a top drawer save from Esson which kept the matter level.