The dominant Early Iron Age archaeological culture of central Europe, named for the salt-mining site in Austria, representing the earliest identifiable phase of Celtic civilization.
Succeeded by the La Tène culture around 450 BCE, which emerged under strong Mediterranean (Greek and Etruscan) influence on the western edge of the old Hallstatt zone and became the dominant Celtic material culture of the later Iron Age.
The leading accessible synthesis of Celtic origins and early Iron Age Europe, with Hallstatt at its center — written by the field's foremost authority.
Covers the Late Bronze Age–Iron Age transition period during which Hallstatt emerges, providing essential context.