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abroad. On the other hand, its affinity 



^(^ in many details with the cultures both 



of Italy and Greece proved that it 



had made heavy drafts upon 



each of these, profiting 



greatly thereby. The 



best opinion to-day is, 



that it constitutes 



a link in the chain 



of culture between 



eastern and western 



Europe. As such it is 



of primary importance 

 in any study of Euro- 

 pean origins. 



The primitive 

 stage of Euro- 

 ])can civilization, to 

 which the term Hall- 

 statt is specifically ap- 

 plied by archaeologists, is char- 

 acterized by a knowledge both of 

 bronze and iron, although the latter 

 is relatively insignificant. Its rarity in- 

 dicates that we have to do with the very 



