The prehistoric salt mine of Hallstatt together with its burial ground is one of the most prominent archaeological sites in the world, and has given its name to the “Hallstatt period”, an epoch of European prehistory (800 to 400 BCE). Due to the perfect conservation in rock salt a high number of organic materials have been found, including mostly wooden artefacts and structural timber.

More than 2000 samples were taken from various archaeological sites in the mines as well as at the surface. It was possible to date 763 samples by the means of dendrochronology and by ¹⁴C wiggle matching. The dendrochronological dating was possible due to crossdating with various available chronologies (like Villingen-Magdalenenberg or Dachstein/Schwarzer See). The fir (Abies alba Mill.) chronologies span the periods: -1232 to -1063; -819 to -425 and -371 to-129. The spruce (Picea abies L. Karst.) chronologies span the periods: -1228 to -1063; -813 to -669 and -342 to -123. The larch (Larix decidua Mill.) chronologies span the periods: -1393 ± 18 to-1286 ± 18 based on wiggle matching data and -252 to -164. A beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) chronology span the time -1182 to -1062.

哈尔施塔特史前盐矿及其墓地是世界上最著名的考古遗址之一，并被命名为“哈尔施塔特时期”，这是欧洲史前时期（公元前800至400年）。由于对岩盐的完美保护，已发现了许多有机材料，其中大部分是木制手工艺品和结构木材。

从矿山以及地表的各个考古现场采集了2000多个样本。可以通过树轮年代学和¹⁴ C摆动匹配来确定763个样品的日期。由于可以与各种可用的年代进行交叉（例如Villingen-Magdalenenberg或Dachstein / Schwarzer See），因此可以进行树轮年代学约会。冷杉（Abies alba Mill。）的时间范围跨度为：-1232至-1063；-819至-425和-371至-129。云杉（Picea abies L. Karst。）的时间跨度为-1228年至-1063年；-813至-669和-342至-123。落叶松（落叶松落叶松）的时间跨度为：-1393±18至-1286±18（基于摆动匹配数据）和-252至-164。山毛榉（Fagus sylvatica L.）年表的时间跨度为-1182至-1062。