Hallstatt

Hall·statt  (hôlstt, hälshtät)

adj.

Of or relating to a dominant Iron Age culture of central and western Europe, probably chiefly Celtic, that flourished from the ninth to the fifth century b.c.

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[After the type site at Hallstatt, a village of northern Austria.]

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Hallstatt [ˈhælstæt], Hallstattian [hælˈstætɪən]

adj

(Social Science / Archaeology) of or relating to a late Bronze Age culture extending from central Europe to Britain and lasting from the 9th to the 5th century bc, characterized by distinctive burial customs, bronze and iron tools, etc.

[named after Hallstatt, Austrian village where remains were found]