Villanovan


Villanovan

(ˌvɪləˈnəʊvən) adj (Anthropology & Ethnology) of or relating to an early Iron Age culture near Bologna, Italy, characterized by the use of bronze and the primitive use of ironn1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) a member of this culture2. (Peoples) a member of this culture[C19: named after the NE Italian town of Villanova, where the first remains of the culture were excavated in 1853]