: of or relating to the earlier period of the Iron Age in Europe
Word History
Etymology
Hallstatt, Austria
First Known Use
1899, in the meaning defined above
Geographical Definition
Hallstatt
geographical name
Hall·statt ˈhȯl-ˌstat
ˈhäl-ˌshtät
village in west central Austria on the shore ofHall*stät*ter Lake\\ˈhȯl-ˌste-tər,ˈhäl-ˌshte-\\
Note: Archaeological excavations of a nearby burial site which was discovered in 1846 yielded some human bodies and artifacts dating from the late Bronze Age and the early Iron Age. The Hallstatt culture of central and western Europe which is represented by the artifacts takes its name from the village.