La Tène culture

Timeline

1. c. -450–-400Western Switzerland and eastern France · SwitzerlandNumerous iron artifacts and ornaments excavated at the La Tène site on Lake Neuchâtel established this archaeological culture sequence; early phases are marked by distinctive curvilinear ornament, iron weapons and tools, spreading north of the Alps outward in all directions.
2. c. -350–-200Gaul and the middle Danube · GaulLa Tène culture reached its zenith, with metal engraving, pottery, and grave goods displaying a highly unified Celtic decorative language; Celtic tribal expansion and migration spread the culture's influence across western and central Europe and even parts of the Iberian Peninsula.
3. c. -150–1Celtic regions of the northern Mediterranean rim · GaulThe Roman Republic's eastward advance intensified conflicts with Celtic tribes, and continental Celtic society gradually Romanized; the La Tène material tradition faded in the continental core around the turn of the era, but continued in modified forms in Britain and elsewhere.