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
Word origin
C19: named after Hallstatt, Austrian village where remains were found
Hallstatt in American English
(ˈhɑlˌstɑt; ˈhɑlˌʃtɑt; ˈhɔlˌstɑt)
adjective
designating or of an Iron Age culture (c. 700-400 b.c.) in central Europe, characterized by swords of bronze or iron with winged metal terminals and by the domestication of horses
Word origin
from archaeological findings at Hallstatt, Austria