HALLSTATTIAN
Hall"statt, Hall*stat"ti*an, a.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition