Note: Located on Lake Hallstatt in the Salzkammergut. It is noted as the site of the earliest known European Iron Age culture, and thus the name has been applied to the epoch (divided into 4 periods) dating from 1000 BCE-400 BCE. During excavation between 1846 and 1899, more than 2,000 graves were found at Hallstatt. The majority fall into two groups, an earlier (ca. 1100/1000 to ca. 800/700 BCE) and a later (ca. 800/700 to 450 BCE). Near the cemetery was a prehistoric salt mine; because of the preservative nature of the salt, implements, parts of clothing, and even the bodies of the miners themselves have been discovered.
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