Hallstattian epoch
(gcide) | Hallstatt \Hall"statt\ (h[aum]l"st[aum]t; -sht[aum]t),
Hallstattian \Hall*stat"ti*an\ (h[aum]l*st[aum]t"t[i^]*an), a.
Of or pertaining to Hallstatt, Austria, or the Hallstatt
civilization.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hallstatt civilization or Hallstattian civilization, a
prehistoric civilization of central Europe, variously
dated at from 1000 to 1500 b. c. and usually associated
with the Celtic or Alpine race. It was characterized by
expert use of bronze, a knowledge of iron, possession of
domestic animals, agriculture, and artistic skill and
sentiment in manufacturing pottery, ornaments, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Hallstattian civilization flourished chiefly in
Carinthia, southern Germany, Switzerland, Bohemia,
Silesia, Bosnia, the southeast of France, and
southern Italy. --J. Deniker.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hallstattian epoch, the first iron age, represented by the
Hallstatt civilization.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |