La Tène culture

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La Tène culture was an Iron Age Celtic archaeological culture in Europe, noted for its distinctive art, metalwork, and influence across much of the continent before the Roman conquest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Celtic culture
Iron Age culture
archaeological culture
associatedWithEthnicGroup Celts
linked to: Celtic tribes
chronologicalPhase Early La Tène
linked to: La Tène culture

Late La Tène
linked to: La Tène culture

Middle La Tène
linked to: La Tène culture
countryOfOrigin Switzerland
discoveredIn 19th century
endTime 1st century BC
fieldOfStudy Celtic archaeology
European prehistory
followedBy Gallo-Roman culture
Roman culture in Western Europe
follows Hallstatt culture
hasCharacteristic abstract vegetal motifs
curvilinear ornament
elaborate metalwork
elite chariot burials
hillforts
long-distance trade
oppida
rich warrior graves
weapon burials
hasPart La Tène art
linked to: La Tène culture
influenced Gallo-Roman culture
linked to: Gallo-Roman

Insular Celtic art
linked to: Insular art

Roman provincial art
early medieval Celtic art
influencedBy Hallstatt culture
languageUsed Celtic languages
Gaulish
locatedIn British Isles
Central Europe
Eastern Europe
Europe
Western Europe
mainSite La Tène site on Lake Neuchâtel
namedAfter La Tène
precededBy Hallstatt culture
religion Celtic polytheism
startTime c. 450 BC
typicalArtifact bracelet
fibula
helmet
shield
spearhead
sword
torc
usedMaterial bronze
enamel
glass
gold
iron

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Gaulish culturalAssociation La Tène culture
Bastarnae archaeologicalAssociation La Tène cultural sphere (debated)
linked to: La Tène culture
Alpine Celtic culture timePeriod La Tène period
linked to: La Tène culture
Alpine Celtic culture developedFrom Hallstatt culture
linked to: La Tène culture
Alpine Celtic culture influencedBy La Tène culture
Alpine Celtic culture artStyle La Tène art
linked to: La Tène culture
Lepontii archaeologicalCulture Golasecca culture
linked to: La Tène culture
Illyrians archaeologicalCulture Hallstatt culture (influences)
linked to: La Tène culture
Lepontic Celts culturalSphere La Tène horizon
linked to: La Tène culture
Celtic art developedInPeriod La Tène period
linked to: La Tène culture
Celtic art developedInPeriod Hallstatt period
linked to: La Tène culture
Celtic tribes culturePeriod La Tène culture
Belgae culturalSphere La Tène culture
La Tène culture hasPart La Tène art
linked to: La Tène culture
La Tène culture chronologicalPhase Early La Tène
linked to: La Tène culture
La Tène culture chronologicalPhase Middle La Tène
linked to: La Tène culture
La Tène culture chronologicalPhase Late La Tène
linked to: La Tène culture
Helvetii culture La Tène culture
Remi archaeologicalCulture La Tène culture
Sequani archaeologicalCulture La Tène culture
Nervii archaeologicalCulture La Tène culture
Norici culture La Tène culture
subject linked to: the Norici tribe
Arverni culture La Tène culture
Vindelicia archaeologicalCulture La Tène culture
Przeworsk culture period La Tène period
subject linked to: Przeworsk culture (partly)
linked to: La Tène culture
Przeworsk culture interactedWith La Tène Celtic cultures
subject linked to: Przeworsk culture (partly)
linked to: La Tène culture
Snettisham Hoard artStyle La Tène style
linked to: La Tène culture
Snettisham Torcs archaeologicalCulture La Tène culture
Norici archaeologicalCulture associated with La Tène culture
linked to: La Tène culture
Insubres culture La Tène culture
Brigantian territory archaeologicalCulture La Tène
linked to: La Tène culture
Jastorf culture chronologicallyOverlaps La Tène culture