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Iron Age central and northern Iron Age central and northern Europe: Europe: Hallstatt, La Tène and the Celts Hallstatt, La Tène and the Celts

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Iron Age central and northernIron Age central and northern Europe:Europe:

Hallstatt, La Tène and the CeltsHallstatt, La Tène and the Celts

SitesSome sites are:

■La Tène, Marin-EpagnierB E h lbi l id■Bern, Engehalbinsel: oppidum

■Jolimont■Manching: oppidumg pp■Mormont■Münsingen, burial field

Petinesca■Petinesca■Basel oppidum■Bibracte, oppidum of the Aedui at Mont Beuvray in Burgundy■Erstfeld hoard■Hochdorf Chieftain's Grave■Bopfingen: Viereckschanze a characteristic rectangular enclosure■Bopfingen: Viereckschanze, a characteristic rectangular enclosure■Fellbach-Schmiden, near Stuttgart: Viereckschanze; ritual objects recovered from a well■Kleinaspergle: elite graves of La Tène I■Waldalgesheim: an elite chariot burial, 4th century■Glauberg, oppidum and elite graves■Dürrnberg near Hallein: Burial field and earthworks of late Hallstatt–early La Tène■Dürrnberg near Hallein: Burial field and earthworks of late Hallstatt early La Tène■Donnersberg: oppidum■Vill near Innsbruck: remains of dwellings■Sandberg Celtic city near Platt and Roseldorf in Lower Austria■Vix/Mont Lassois: oppidum and elaborate graves■Titelberg: oppidum in Luxembourgg pp g■Reinheim: Tomb of a princess/priestess with burial gifts[edit]

Artifacts

Vix kraterSome outstanding La Tène artifacts are:Some outstanding La Tène artifacts are:

■"Strettweg Cart" (7th century BCE), found in southeast Austria, a four-wheeled cart with a goddess, riders with axes and shields, attendants and stags. (Landesmuseum Johanneum, Graz, Austria)

■A woman in Vix (Châtillon-sur-Seine, Burgundy) buried with a 1100 litre (290 gallon) bronze Greek vase, the largest ever found.

■The silver "Gundestrup cauldron" (3rd or 2nd century BCE), found ritually broken in a peat bog near Gundestrup, Denmark, but probably made near the Black Sea, perhaps in Thrace. (National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen), p g )

■"Battersea Shield" (350-50 BCE), found in the Thames, made of bronze with red enamel. (British Museum, London)

■"Witham Shield" (4th century BCE). (British Museum, London) [1] [2]

■"Chertsey Shield (400-200 BCE). (British Museum, London) [3]■"Turoe stone" in Galway, Ireland■Chariot burial found at Waldalgesheim, Bad Kreuznach, Germany, late 4th century BCE. (Bonn: Rheinisches Landesmuseum))■Chariot burial found at La Gorge Meillet (St-Germain-en-Laye: Musée des Antiquités Nationales).■A life-sized sculpture of a warrior that accompanied the Glauberg burials.

A ld d b d l f k t (3 d t BCE) f d t th O id f M hi■A gold-and-bronze model of an oak tree (3rd century BCE) found at the Oppidum of Manching.■Noric steel[edit]Notes

Halstatt CultureHalstatt Culturehttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Hallstatt_culture.png

Lake HallstattLake Hallstatthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1053_-_Hallstätter_See.JPG

Drawing of Hallstatt grave goodsDrawing of Hallstatt grave goodshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hallstatt_culture_ramsauer.jpg

H ll t tt b ‘t l’Hallstatt bronze ‘tool’http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Rasoir Acy-Romance.jpgp p g p _ y jpg

Hallstatt amber necklaceHallstatt amber necklacehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Magdalenenberg_collier.jpg

Hallstatt and La Tene culturesHallstatt and La Tene cultureshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hallstatt.png

Hallstatt (yellow) andHallstatt (yellow) and later La Tène (green) cultureslater La Tène (green) cultures

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hallstatt_LaTene.pngg g

Glauberg

Archaeological site of GlaubergArchaeological site of Glauberg

Reconstructed mound 1 at Glauberghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Glauberg_mound1.JPG

The site and associated burialsThe site and associated burialshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Glauberg_plan.jpg

Approach to the moundhtt // k lt f t d /i d 1 hthttp://www.keltenfuerst.de/index_1.htm

Processional route (10m wide)htt // k lt f t d /i d 1 hthttp://www.keltenfuerst.de/index_1.htm

R i f h d dReconstruction of the mound and routehttp://www keltenfuerst de/index 1 htmhttp://www.keltenfuerst.de/index_1.htm

Offerings in grave 1g ghttp://www.keltenfuerst.de/index_1.htm

Cremation in grave 2Cremation in grave 2http://www.keltenfuerst.de/index_1.htm

‘C lti i f Gl b ’‘Celtic prince of Glauberg’http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Keltenfürst Glauberg.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Keltenfürst_Glauberg.jpg

‘Glauberg Prince’ (186cm)Glauberg Prince (186cm)http://www.keltenfuerst.de/index_1.htm

HochdorfHochdorf

Sites with rich burialshttp://www.gzg.fn.bw.schule.de/heunebg/vix/vixfr.htm#Krater

Hochdorf moundHochdorf moundhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Keltengrabhuegel_Hochdorf.jpg

The burial moundhttp://home.bawue.de/~wmwerner/hochdorf/ho_hgl.jpg

Ho it looked before the b rial ith orkshopsHow it looked before the burial with workshopshttp://home.bawue.de/~wmwerner/hochdorf/h grh1.gifp _g g

Th ti b d l h bThe timber and log chamberhttp://home bawue de/~wmwerner/hochdorf/h grh4 gifhttp://home.bawue.de/ wmwerner/hochdorf/h_grh4.gif

Reconstruction of the grave and its contentsReconstruction of the grave and its contentshttp://home.bawue.de/~wmwerner/hochdorf/h_grh6.gif

The wagonThe wagonhttp://home.bawue.de/~wmwerner/hochdorf/wagen_f.html

drinking horns hang on the wall

Reconstruction of grave of Hochdorf chieftanReconstruction of grave of Hochdorf chieftanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hochdorf_keltenmuseum0815.jpg

Gold decoration of his shoesGold decoration of his shoeshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hochdorf_golden_shoes_ornaments.jpg

His dagger with gold foil sheathFile:Hochdorf dagger with gold foil.jpg

Drinking horn with gold decorationDrinking horn with gold decorationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hochdorf_drinking_horn.jpg

Sites of rich burialsSites of rich burialswww2.iath.virginia.edu/.../ Vix/Vix_main.html

Copy of Hirschlanden warriorpyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mann_Von_Hirschlanden.jpg

Glauberg

StuttgartStuttgart

Archaeological sites around StuttgartArchaeological sites around Stuttgart

‘Lindele stele’ (123cm)Lindele stele (123cm)http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/Barbarians/Sites/Hirschlanden/Hirschlanden_main.html

Statue (162cm) from StammheimStatue (162cm) from Stammheimhttp://www2.iath.virginia.edu/Barbarians/Sites/Hirschlanden/Hirschlanden_main.html

http://aal.au.dk/fileadmin/www.aal.au.dk/globalisering/nyheder_og_stillinger/papers___documents/osen.pdf

L k N h t lLake Neuchatelhttp://en wikipedia org/wiki/File:Lac de neuchatel jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lac_de_neuchatel.jpg

The archaeological siteghttp://www.edunet.ch/classes/marin/la_tene.htm

Hallstatt (yellow) and Celtic (green)http://upload wikimedia org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Celts in Europe pnghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Celts_in_Europe.png

Sites with rich burialshttp://www.gzg.fn.bw.schule.de/heunebg/vix/vixfr.htm#Krater

M t L i h Vi C t f dMont Lassois where Vix Crater was foundhttp://www gzg fn bw schule de/heunebg/vix/bilder/lassois2 jpghttp://www.gzg.fn.bw.schule.de/heunebg/vix/bilder/lassois2.jpg

Trade routes by land, sea and riverTrade routes by land, sea and riverhttp://www.tresordevix.org/history_en.html

Sites near Vix with rich burialsSites near Vix with rich burialshttp://www.gzg.fn.bw.schule.de/heunebg/vix/vixfr.htm#Situation%20g%E9ographique

Plan of the site with a large building ‘palace’Plan of the site with a large building palacehttp://www2.cnrs.fr/presse/communique/1160.htm

Vix craterhttp://en wikipedia org/wiki/File:Cratère de Vix 0023 jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cratère_de_Vix_0023.jpg

Reconstruction of the ‘princess’ tomb’http://www gzg fn bw schule de/heunebg/vix/bilder/grab jpghttp://www.gzg.fn.bw.schule.de/heunebg/vix/bilder/grab.jpg

Vix chariotVix chariothttp://www.gzg.fn.bw.schule.de/heunebg/vix/bilder/karre.jpg

H ld tHer gold torquehttp://www gzg fn bw schule de/heunebg/vix/bilder/torque2 jpghttp://www.gzg.fn.bw.schule.de/heunebg/vix/bilder/torque2.jpg

D t il f th t i d PDetail of the torque: winged Pegasushttp://www.gzg.fn.bw.schule.de/heunebg/vix/bilder/torque1.jpgp g g g q jpg

Gold fibulaeGold fibulaehttp://home.bawue.de/~wmwerner/hochdorf/h_fibel1.jpg

Cup made in Athens found in the graveCup made in Athens found in the gravehttp://www.gzg.fn.bw.schule.de/heunebg/vix/bilder/schale2.jpg

CeltsCeltshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Celts_in_Europe.png