Hallstatt

UK: /ˈhælstæt/

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Hallstatt / ˈhælstæt/, Hallstattian / hælˈstætɪən/ adjective

1. 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

Etymology: 19th Century: named after Hallstatt, Austrian village where remains were found

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Hall•statt•an  (hôl stat′n, häl shtät′n), adj. 

1. Archaeology of, pertaining to, or belonging to a variously dated early period of Iron Age culture in Europe, characterized by the use of bronze, the introduction of iron, and by artistic work in pottery, jewelry, etc.

Also, Hall•stat•ti•an  (hôl stat′ē ən, häl shtät′-), Hall•statt  (hôl′stat, häl′shtät), Hall•stad′tan, Hall′stadt′. Cf. La Tène (def. 1).

• Hallstatt, village in central Austria where remains were found + -an 1865–70