Golasecca II

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Golasecca II is a key phase of the Iron Age Golasecca culture in northern Italy, associated with the Lepontic Celts and marked by distinctive burial customs and material culture.

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Golasecca II canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iron Age cultural phase
archaeological culture phase
archaeologicalSiteRegion Lombardy
Piedmont
Swiss canton of Ticino
Ticino River basin
linked to: Ticino River
associatedWith Lepontic Celts
burialPractice cremation burials
urnfield-type cemeteries
chronologicalPosition early Iron Age in Cisalpine region
culturalContext Celtic cultures of Cisalpine Gaul
culturalInfluence Etruscan culture
linked to: Etruscans

Hallstatt culture
culturePeriod Iron Age
follows Golasecca I
hasEvidenceType funerary assemblages
inscribed objects in Lepontic language
metalwork finds
settlement remains
hasFeature characteristic material culture
distinctive burial customs
linkedTo development of Lepontic language
locatedIn northern Italy
linked to: Northern Italy
materialCulture bronze ornaments
fine pottery
iron weapons
personal adornments
namedAfter Golasecca
partOf Golasecca culture
precedes Golasecca III
studiedInDiscipline European prehistory
Iron Age archaeology

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Golasecca culture periodization Golasecca II
Golasecca III follows Golasecca II