Where did early Germanic-speaking peoples live around 750 BCE?

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Around 750 BCE, archaeological evidence indicates that relatively uniform Germanic peoples were located in southern Scandinavia and along the North Sea and Baltic coasts, spanning from the region of the modern-day Netherlands to the Vistula River.1

During this period, these populations were situated in northern Germany and are often associated with early Iron Age cultures of that region. While they occupied much of the north, southern Germany was inhabited by peoples speaking Celtic languages at that time.23