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The Early Iron Age Hallstatt C period in Northwest and Central Europe is marked by the emergence of monumental tumuli with lavish burials, some of which are known as chieftain's or princely graves. This new burial rite reflects one of the most noteworthy developments in Early Iron Age Europe: the rise of a new and elaborate way of elite representation north of the Alps. These sumptuous burials contain beautiful weaponry, bronze vessels and extravagantly decorated wagons and horse-gear. They reflect long-distance connections in material culture and elite (burial) practices across the breadth of Northwest and Central Europe. Research into this period, however, tends to be regionally focused and poorly accessible to scholars from other areas - language barriers in particular are a hindering factor. In an attempt to overcome this, Connecting Elites and Regions brings together scholars from several research traditions and nations who present regional overviews and discussions of elite burials and material culture from all over Northwest and Central Europe. In many cases these are the first overviews available in English and together they make regional research accessible to a wider audience. As such this volume contributes to and hopes to stimulate research on the Early Iron Age Hallstatt C period on a European scale. Contents: Preface Robert Schumann and Sasja van der Vaart-Verschoof Differentiation and globalization in Early Iron Age Europe. Reintegrating the Early Hallstatt period (Ha C) into the debate Sasja van der Vaart-Verschoof and Robert Schumann Moravia - a connecting Line between North, West and South. To the supra-regional connections and formation of elites in the Early Hallstatt period Erika MakarovA The Iron Age cremation cemetery of WOrgl in Tyrol and the Early Hallstatt Mindelheim horizon Markus Egg Animals to honour the ancestors: on animal depositions in barrows of the northeast Alpine Hallstatt region Petra Kmeťo