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450–50 BCE

Period · Europe — Western & Central

La Tène

450–50 BCE

La Tène is the Late Iron Age of temperate Europe, divided into A through D, defined by Celtic art and by fibula and sword typology. Oppida, coinage and wheel-thrown pottery appear in its later phases. It ends with the Roman conquest of Gaul and Britain.

Dates450–50 BCE
RegionEurope — Western & Central
PeriodO definition450–51 BCE — ARIADNE Data Collection (2015)· PeriodO — Periods, Organized

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Stratum Strata. "La Tène" (Period). Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/strata/periods/la-tene. Accessed 2026-09-21.

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@misc{stratum-la-tene,
  title        = {La Tène},
  author       = {{Stratum Strata}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/strata/periods/la-tene}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Period article, Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21; sources: stratum, periodo, wikidata. Accessed 2026-09-21.}
}

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