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Definition: Archaeological site in Austria, late prehistoric salt-mining site; but also contains a separate, earlier cemetery dated to the Iron Age (between 700-450 BC), which is from whence the Iron Age Hallstatt culture gets its name.

Archaeology of Austria
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Archaeology of the Iron Age
The technology of iron smelting was developed at different times throughout the Old World, and provided access to efficient and durable metal tools and weapons. 

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