Este culture

The city of Este was originally situated on the river Adige, which changed its course in 5th century; it was a center of metalworking.

Essentially only the cemeteries with cremated burials and sometimes rich grave goods survive for modern archaeology to explore.

[3] Several archaeological discoveries provide evidence that Este was an important centre of Venetic culture from the 7th to the 4th century BC.

Archaeologists found next to small bronze statues, tools, vases and money, some 200 inscriptions in the Venetic script and the so-called Alphabet Tablets.

[2] The Veneti (including the Este population) formed a buffer between the Illyrians, whose tribal area was located in the Balkans to the East of Trieste, and the Celts in the Po Valley.