La Tène site on Lake Neuchâtel

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The La Tène site on Lake Neuchâtel is an important Iron Age archaeological location in Switzerland that gave its name to the La Tène culture, a major phase of Celtic civilization in Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iron Age site
archaeological site
associatedWithPeople Celts NERFINISHED
chronologicalPhase European Iron Age NERFINISHED
country Switzerland
culture Celtic
discoveredDuring period of low water levels in Lake Neuchâtel
discoveredInCentury 19th century
environment lakeshore
wetland
gaveNameTo La Tène culture NERFINISHED
hasArchaeologicalFinds bronze ornaments
coins
fibulae
horse gear
iron swords
jewellery
ritual deposits
shields
spears
tools
weapons
wooden constructions
hasProtectionStatus cultural property of national significance in Switzerland
importanceFor understanding Celtic material culture
understanding Celtic religion
understanding Celtic warfare
influenced chronology of the European Iron Age
definition of La Tène art style
interpretedAs bridge or passage site
sanctuary
locatedIn Swiss Plateau NERFINISHED
canton of Neuchâtel NERFINISHED
locatedOn Lake Neuchâtel NERFINISHED
namedAfter La Tène culture NERFINISHED
near city of Neuchâtel NERFINISHED
commune of La Tène NERFINISHED
partOf archaeological heritage of Switzerland
period La Tène period NERFINISHED
preservationConditions waterlogged deposits
researchField Celtic studies
European prehistory
significance key reference site for Celtic archaeology
type-site of the La Tène culture
timeDepth late Hallstatt to early Roman period transition
usedFromCentury 5th century BC
usedUntilCentury 1st century BC

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La Tène culture mainSite La Tène site on Lake Neuchâtel