Hallstatt 7000, Anton Kern, Louis Lammerhuber, Edition Lammerhuber, 2010, Fine

Kern, Anton, and Lois Lammerhuber. Hallstatt 7000 (Baden: Edition Lammerhuber, 2010).

German and English (bilingual), Fine, HC, 8vo, 9" x 6 3/4," 462 pp., including illustrations.

ISBN: 9783901753220

Bilingual text in German and English. Fine multicolored pictorial paper-covered boards with red lettering on beige spine. Covers have a tiny bump at head of spine along front outer joint, else pristine and intact, binding tight, sharp tips. Pages pristine and intact. Principally printed color photographs. Beautiful collection of printed color photos with brief text relating to the archaeological site of Hallstatt, Austria. Introductory essays about the Hallstatt site from about Pages 23-63. Most of the remaining text are brief captions describing the photos. Ancient Hallstatt culture was a Western and Central European culture of the Late Bronze Age through the Early Iron Age from about 1200 BCE-450 BCE. The Hallstatt site is notable for containing numerous ancient burial sites and artifacts of Hallstatt culture which were well-preserved as Hallstatt is located on salt beds. Salt mining was used extensively by ancient Hallstatt culture.