La Tène
Pre-Roman European culture
La Tène designates an Iron Age Celtic culture that flourished across much of Europe from around 450 BCE until Roman conquest.
Named for an archaeological site in Switzerland, the term appears in discussions of ancient European art, metalwork, and society: La Tène swords, La Tène period.
The style is known for flowing curvilinear designs distinct from the earlier Hallstatt culture.
Ancient Western European peoples
- DruidsCeltic priestly caste
- GalatiaAncient Anatolian region
- CeltiberiansCeltic-Iberian hybrid peoples
- BoudiccaAncient British rebel queen
tribes · migration · warriors · chieftains · clans · votive offerings
Characterized by curved lines
- spiralsCurves circling a center
- triskeleThree-bent-leg emblem
- interlaceWeave elements together
- motifsRecurring thematic elements
scrolls · abstract · stylized · zoomorphic · vegetal · tendrils · enamel · coral
Outer lower leg bones
silver · iron · shields · helmets · cauldrons · mirrors · jewelry · forging
Act of unearthing
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- siteDesignated location
- SwitzerlandAlpine republic, perpetually neutral
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
burial · stratigraphy · carbon dating · dendrochronology · tumulus · fieldwork · ceramics · bog bodies
Gauls
Ancient Western European peoples
- DruidsCeltic priestly caste
- GalatiaAncient Anatolian region
- CeltiberiansCeltic-Iberian hybrid peoples
Boudicca · tribes · migration · warriors · chieftains · clans · votive offerings
curvilinear
Characterized by curved lines
motifs · scrolls · abstract · stylized · zoomorphic · vegetal · tendrils · enamel · coral · amber
fibulae
Outer lower leg bones
gold · silver · iron · shields · helmets · cauldrons · mirrors · jewelry · forging · smithing
excavation
Act of unearthing
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- siteDesignated location
- SwitzerlandAlpine republic, perpetually neutral
settlement · burial · stratigraphy · carbon dating · dendrochronology · tumulus · fieldwork · ceramics · bog bodies · grave goods
La TèneBronze Age
Early metalworking civilization period
Roman period · Neolithic · Medieval period · Copper Age · Migration Period
La TèneRoman
Of ancient Italy's capital
Greco-Roman · Roman Empire · Classical Greek · Etruscan · Hellenistic