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From Hallstatt + -ian. Some of the earliest archaeological evidence for the Celts was found in Hallstatt.
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Hallstattian
Today it means: Of or relating to the Hallstatt culture, often linked to Celtic, Proto-Celtic, and pre-Illyrian peoples in Early Iron Age Europe, c.800–450 BC. Full definition →