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Definition of Hallstattian
Hallstattian Hallstatt Hall"statt, Hallstattian Hall*stat"ti*an, a.
Of or pert. to Hallstatt, Austria, or the Hallstatt
civilization.
Hallstatt, 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.
The Hallstattian civilization flourished chiefly in
Carinthia, southern Germany, Switzerland, Bohemia,
Silesia, Bosnia, the southeast of France, and
southern Italy. --J. Deniker.
H. epoch, the first iron age, represented by the Hallstatt
civilization.
