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La Tène
archaeological site, Switzerland
La Tène, Switzerland
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- archaeology
- Celt
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- Switzerland
La Tène, (French: The Shallows), archaeological site at the eastern end of Lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland, the name of which has been extended to distinguish the Late Iron Age culture of European Celts. La Tène culture originated in the mid-5th century bce, when the Celts came into contact with Greek and Etruscan influences from south of the Alps. This culture passed through several phases and regional variations during the next four centuries as the Celts expanded throughout most of northern Europe and the British Isles, but it came to an end in the mid-1st century bce, when most of the Celts ...(100 of 355 words)