Arras Culture(79 words)
[German version]
Later Iron Age culture (4th-1st cents. BC), named after a site in eastern Yorkshire (England) and recognized primarily by grave mounds with rectangular enclosures ( Funeral architecture; Burial). In rich warrior graves war chariots are typical burial goods. Besides contacts with Celtic cultures on the continent ( Celtic archaeology), emphasis is increasingly placed on strong indigenous traditions.
Pingel, Volker (Bochum)
Bibliography
B. Cunliffe, Iron Age Communities in Britain, 1974
I. M. Stead, Iron Age Cemeteries in East Yorkshire, 1991.
Cite this page
Pingel, Volker (Bochum),
“Arras Culture”, in:
Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry.
Consulted online on 08 March 2021 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e200550>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510
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