La Tène (archaeological site)

La Tène
Decorative part of a carnyx kept in the Laténium
Shown within Switzerland
LocationCanton de Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Coordinates47°00′25″N 7°01′25″E / 47.006944°N 7.023611°E / 47.006944; 7.023611
History
FoundedIron Age

La Tène is a protohistoric archaeological site on the northern shore of Lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Dating to the second part of the European Iron Age it is the type site of the La Tène culture, which dates to about 450 BCE to the 1st century BCE and extends from Ireland to Anatolia and from Portugal to Czechia. La Tène is listed as a property of national significance.