The Púchov culture was an

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named after site of Púchov-Skalka in

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. Its probable bearer was the Celtic Cotini and/or Anartes tribes. It existed in northern and central Slovakia (although it also plausibly spread to the surrounding regions) between the 2nd century BCE and the 1st century CE.

Characteristics

The Púchov culture developed from the Lusatian culture and it was influenced later by the Illyrian culture, the

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, and by the beginning of the Christian era, the

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. Settlements were situated on moderate hill sides and near streams. The largest known religious, economic, and political center of the Púchov culture was the hill-fort of

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, famous for its traces of human sacrifice.

Disappearance

As a result of the Dacian and Germanic tribal expansions at the beginning of the

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, the Púchov culture and its settlements began to decline, and its bearers were eventually assimilated into Dacian and other migrating tribes.Bolchazy, Caplovic (2006) 308

Notes

References

* Bolchazy Ladislaus J., Caplovic Dusan (2006) Illustrated Slovak History: A Struggle for Sovereignty in Central Europe, Publisher: Bolchazy Carducci Pub, ,

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Disappearance

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