hallstatt civilization

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hallstatt civilization - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.]