Fibulae and precious corals of the Hallstatt and Early La Tène Periods as evidence for cultural and long-distance contacts in Central Europe

Abstract

The authors present the first conclusions of a forthcoming monograph on the Halstatt and Early La Tène Periods (800-370 BC) fibulae in Bohemia, Moravia and Bavaria. The fibulae are divided according to types into (in German language).

The Fibulae are evaluated typologically, chronologically and their regional distribution and source of origin is accelerated. In the second part of the lecture, the authors introduce a second topic, that of Sea coral and shells, which began to appear as imports from the Mediterranean and the Red Sea in the Hallstatt and Early La Tène Periods in Central Europe.

Keywords

• Fibulae
• Sea coral and shells
• Bohemia
• Moravia
• Bavaria
• Hallstatt Period
• Early La Tène Period
• typology
• chronology
• distribution
• origin