Hallstatt Skeleton

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A skeleton from the tombs of Hallstatt — A skeleton, portions of which have been burnt, from the tombs of Hallstatt.

Artist

Name:: Unknown

Illustration

Subject:: People
Technique:: Wood engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of California Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Primitive man
Author(s):: Figuier, Louis
Publisher:: New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1876
Open Library:: View record.

Description

Remains of a skeleton dating back to the Iron Age. It was found in a tomb in Hallstatt, a village in Austria which gave its name to the Hallstatt culture.

Keywords: 1870s, 19th century, archaeology, Austria, death, Europe, prehistory, ritual, skull, tomb