La-tene
[French la ten] /French la ˈtɛn/
adjective
1.
Archaeology. designating the period or culture of the late Iron Age typified by the structural remains, swords, tools, utensils, etc., found at La Tène.
Compare .
noun
2.
a shallow area at the E end of the Lake of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, where these remains were found.
/læ ˈtɛn/
adjective
1.
of or relating to a Celtic culture in Europe from about the 5th to the 1st centuries bc, characterized by a distinctive type of curvilinear decoration See also Hallstatt
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