Hallstatt

British  

/ hælˈstætɪən, ˈhælstæt /

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

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Etymology

Origin of Hallstatt

C19: named after Hallstatt, Austrian village where remains were found

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Hallstatt

It has also been found in 3,000-year-old faeces preserved in a salt mine in Hallstatt, Austria -- which serves as one of the only other available views into the ancient human microbiome.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

Metzner-Nebelsick says it’s clear the Hallstatt elite were linked by more than biological kinship.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 3, 2024

Hallstatt, with its picturesque old houses on the shores of a pristine Alpine lake surrounded by craggy mountains, has become a tourism hotspot in recent years.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2023

In Austria’s Salzkammergut region, home to ski resorts and the picturesque town of Hallstatt, the tourism industry hopes the national lockdown won’t be extended past Dec. 13 and it can recover some much-needed revenue.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2021

The Hallstatt period ends, roughly, at 500 B.C., and the Later Iron Age takes its name from the settlement of La Tène, in a bay of the Lake of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court