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The Hallstatt culture was the predominant Western and Central European archaeological culture of the Late Bronze Age (Hallstatt A, Hallstatt B) from the 12th to 8th centuries BC and Early Iron Age Europe (Hallstatt C, Hallstatt D) from the 8th to 6th centuries BC, developing out of the Urnfield culture of the 12th century BC (Late Bronze Age ...
The Hallstatt culture derives its name from the site on the west bank of Lake Hallstatt in Upper Austria where the first artefacts were discovered in 1846 CE. Traditionally, the culture was divided into two approximate periods spanning from 750-600 BCE and from 650 to 450 BCE.
…Celtic culture was found at Hallstatt, the site of a small settlement in Upper Austria. Because of rich archaeological finds there the name Hallstatt has become synonymous with the late Bronze and early Iron ages in Europe, a period dating from about 1000 to 500 bc .
The Hallstatt Culture (~800 to 450 BC) is what archaeologists call the early Iron Age groups of central Europe. These groups were truly independent of one another, politically, but they were interconnected by a vast, extant trading network such that the material culture (tools, kitchenware, housing style, farming techniques) were similar across ...
As it shifted towards the new and revolutionary Iron Age, it saw the emergence of the famed Hallstatt culture. Today, that culture is considered by many to be Proto-Celtic, laying down foundations that would be later shaped into the Celtic culture that spread like wildfire throughout much of Europe.
The Hallstatt culture refers to an ancient civilization that thrived in Central Europe during the early Iron Age, roughly from the 8th to the 5th centuries BCE. It is named after the village of Hallstatt in the Salzkammergut region of Austria, where significant archaeological discoveries were made.
Named after the area of Hallstatt in Austria, the culture is distinguished by its previously unseen burial style and high-quality ironworking. Hallstatt culture marks the beginnings of the Iron Age and has become known as the first recognisable phase of Celtic culture.
Hallstatt, site in the Upper Austrian Salzkammergut region where objects characteristic of the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age (from c. 1100 bce) were first identified; the term Hallstatt now refers generally to late Bronze and early Iron Age culture in central and western Europe.
What is Hallstatt Culture? The term "Hallstatt" refers to an important central European culture of the early Iron Age of the 1st millennium BCE - centred on Austria and the Upper Danube area - which is strongly associated with the arrival of Celtic tribes from the steppes of southern Russia.
Hallstatt is known for its production of salt, dating back to prehistoric times, and gave its name to the Hallstatt culture, the archaeological culture linked to Proto-Celtic and early Celtic people of the Early Iron Age in Europe, c. 800–450 BC.