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Solar symbol, circle and dot. Early Iron Age. Hallstatt. 750 BC - 400 BC. The long era of prehistoric development culminates in the Early Iron Age, which, according to the salt mines and rich burial ground near Hallstatt in the Austrian Alps, is commonly referred to as the Hallstatt period. It is characterized by extensive changes in the social structure, increased population movement and the formation of the first ethnic units.