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The Late Hallstatt Connections between the Southeastern Carpathian Basin and the Western and Central Balkans: The Beautiful Ladies from the South.

The beginning of the Early Iron Age in the southeastern Carpathian Basin is marked by the development of the Dalj and Bosut groups, which formed in the preceding Late Bronze Age. Starting from the mid of 7th century BCE there are noticeable changes in material legacy, primarily in the groups of finds related to female costume and jewellery. These finds represent women as a clearly visible gender group, based on unique combinations of ornaments. These combinations also indicate different communication networks. The finds of bronze open-work belts and certain shapes of fibulae point to contacts with the communities of the Northern Balkans in the second half of the 7th century and the early 6th century BCE. Moreover, the beginning of the 6th century BCE saw an intensification of contacts with the Western and Central Balkans, as testified by the appearance of astragal belts and certain shapes of fibulae. Originating in the Glasinac area, the astragal belts were adopted and then also adapted into a new form, which endured, with some morphological changes, in the southeastern Carpathian Basin until the end of the Late Iron Age. Therefore, the Late Hallstatt period was a time of dynamic changes with the appearance of a new material expression, which did not emerge only through cultural transfers, but also probably through certain mobility of women who came to the southeastern Carpathian Basin from the neighbouring areas. This assumption is based on the incorporation of entire sets of finds into the local repertoire, which are seemingly different from those previously known in this area. The beginning of the Late Hallstatt period was a time of cultural and social reconfiguration, expressed through the formation of a recognisable local visual code and identity. This paper will, therefore, focus on the process of creation of a characteristic Late Hallstatt female costume in the southeastern Carpathian Basin.

women ; Late Hallstatt period ; southeastern Carpathian Basin ; jewellery ; costume ; identity ; cultural transfer ; mobility

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