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
