La Tène culture
E143942
La Tène culture was an Iron Age Celtic archaeological culture in Europe, noted for its distinctive art, metalwork, and influence across much of the continent before the Roman conquest.
All labels observed (16)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Tène culture canonical | 14 |
| La Tène period | 3 |
| La Tène art | 2 |
| Early La Tène | 1 |
| Golasecca culture | 1 |
| Hallstatt culture | 1 |
| Hallstatt culture (influences) | 1 |
| Hallstatt period | 1 |
| La Tène | 1 |
| La Tène Celtic cultures | 1 |
| La Tène cultural sphere (debated) | 1 |
| La Tène horizon | 1 |
| La Tène style | 1 |
| Late La Tène | 1 |
| Middle La Tène | 1 |
| associated with La Tène culture | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1249849 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: La Tène culture Context triple: [Gaulish, culturalAssociation, La Tène culture]
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A.
Alpine Celtic culture
Alpine Celtic culture refers to the Iron Age Celtic societies of the central European Alpine region, characterized by their distinct languages, art, and material traditions that blended local and wider Celtic influences.
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B.
Lepontic Celts
The Lepontic Celts were an ancient Celtic people of the Alpine region, known from early inscriptions and archaeological remains in what is now northern Italy and southern Switzerland.
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C.
Belgae
The Belgae were a confederation of Celtic and possibly Germanic tribes living in northern Gaul during the late Iron Age, known from Julius Caesar’s accounts of the Gallic Wars.
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D.
Idumaean
Idumaean refers to a person from Idumea (Edom), a region south of Judea whose inhabitants were integrated into the Jewish state in the late Second Temple period and are historically associated with figures like Herod the Great.
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E.
Nuragic civilization
The Nuragic civilization was a Bronze Age culture on the island of Sardinia, best known for its distinctive stone tower-fortresses called nuraghes and its complex, long-lasting prehistoric society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: La Tène culture Target entity description: La Tène culture was an Iron Age Celtic archaeological culture in Europe, noted for its distinctive art, metalwork, and influence across much of the continent before the Roman conquest.
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A.
Alpine Celtic culture
Alpine Celtic culture refers to the Iron Age Celtic societies of the central European Alpine region, characterized by their distinct languages, art, and material traditions that blended local and wider Celtic influences.
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B.
Lepontic Celts
The Lepontic Celts were an ancient Celtic people of the Alpine region, known from early inscriptions and archaeological remains in what is now northern Italy and southern Switzerland.
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C.
Belgae
The Belgae were a confederation of Celtic and possibly Germanic tribes living in northern Gaul during the late Iron Age, known from Julius Caesar’s accounts of the Gallic Wars.
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D.
Idumaean
Idumaean refers to a person from Idumea (Edom), a region south of Judea whose inhabitants were integrated into the Jewish state in the late Second Temple period and are historically associated with figures like Herod the Great.
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E.
Nuragic civilization
The Nuragic civilization was a Bronze Age culture on the island of Sardinia, best known for its distinctive stone tower-fortresses called nuraghes and its complex, long-lasting prehistoric society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Celtic culture
ⓘ
Iron Age culture ⓘ archaeological culture ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Celtic tribes
ⓘ
surface form:
Celts
|
| chronologicalPhase |
La Tène culture
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Early La Tène
La Tène culture self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Late La Tène
La Tène culture self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Middle La Tène
|
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| endTime | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Celtic archaeology
ⓘ
European prehistory ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Gallo-Roman culture
ⓘ
Roman culture in Western Europe ⓘ |
| follows | Hallstatt culture ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
abstract vegetal motifs
ⓘ
curvilinear ornament ⓘ elaborate metalwork ⓘ elite chariot burials ⓘ hillforts ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ oppida ⓘ rich warrior graves ⓘ weapon burials ⓘ |
| hasPart |
La Tène culture
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
La Tène art
|
| influenced |
Gallo-Roman
ⓘ
surface form:
Gallo-Roman culture
Insular art ⓘ
surface form:
Insular Celtic art
Roman provincial art ⓘ early medieval Celtic art ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Hallstatt culture ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Celtic languages
ⓘ
Gaulish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Isles
ⓘ
Central Europe ⓘ Eastern Europe ⓘ Europe ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ |
| mainSite | La Tène site on Lake Neuchâtel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | La Tène ⓘ |
| precededBy | Hallstatt culture ⓘ |
| religion | Celtic polytheism ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 450 BC ⓘ |
| typicalArtifact |
bracelet
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fibula ⓘ helmet ⓘ shield ⓘ spearhead ⓘ sword ⓘ torc ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
bronze
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enamel ⓘ glass ⓘ gold ⓘ iron ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La Tène culture Description of subject: La Tène culture was an Iron Age Celtic archaeological culture in Europe, noted for its distinctive art, metalwork, and influence across much of the continent before the Roman conquest.
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
La Tène cultural sphere (debated)
this entity surface form:
La Tène period
this entity surface form:
Hallstatt culture
this entity surface form:
La Tène art
this entity surface form:
Golasecca culture
this entity surface form:
Hallstatt culture (influences)
this entity surface form:
La Tène horizon
this entity surface form:
La Tène period
this entity surface form:
Hallstatt period
this entity surface form:
La Tène art
this entity surface form:
Early La Tène
this entity surface form:
Middle La Tène
this entity surface form:
Late La Tène
subject surface form:
Norici
subject surface form:
Przeworsk culture
this entity surface form:
La Tène period
subject surface form:
Przeworsk culture
this entity surface form:
La Tène Celtic cultures
this entity surface form:
La Tène style
this entity surface form:
associated with La Tène culture
this entity surface form:
La Tène