La Tène

[ French la ten ]
/ French la ˈtɛn /

adjective

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 Hallstattan.

noun

a shallow area at the E end of the Lake of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, where these remains were found.

Origin of La Tène

First recorded in 1885–90

British Dictionary definitions for la tene

La Tène
/ (læ ˈtɛn) /

adjective

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

Word Origin for La Tène

C20: from La Tène, a part of Lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland, where remains of this culture were first discovered