Hallstattan

[hawl-stat-n, hahl-shtaht-n]

Hall·statt·an

[hawl-stat-n, hahl-shtaht-n]
adjective
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 [hawl-stat-ee-uhn, hahl-shtaht-] , Hall·statt [hawl-stat, hahl-shtaht] , Hall·stad·tan, Hall·stadt.
Compare La Tène (def. 1).


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