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  Bronze Age

  noun

  a period in the history of humankind, following the Stone Age and preceding the Iron Age, during which bronze weapons and implements were used.
• bronze age
  bronze age

  noun

  classical myth a period of human existence marked by war and violence, following the golden and silver ages and preceding the iron age

Bronze Age

American  

noun

1. a period in the history of humankind, following the Stone Age and preceding the Iron Age, during which bronze weapons and implements were used.

2. (lowercase) the third of the four ages of the human race, marked by war and violence; regarded as inferior to the silver age but superior to the following iron age.

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Bronze Age ¹ British  

noun

1. archaeol

   1. a technological stage between the Stone and Iron Ages, beginning in the Middle East about 4500 _bc and lasting in Britain from about 2000 to 500 _bc , during which weapons and tools were made of bronze and there was intensive trading

   2. ( as modifier )

      a Bronze-Age tool

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bronze age ² British  

noun

1. classical myth a period of human existence marked by war and violence, following the golden and silver ages and preceding the iron age

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Bronze Age Scientific  

1. A period of human culture between the Stone Age and the Iron Age, characterized by the use of weapons and implements made of cast bronze. The beginning of the Bronze Age is generally dated before 3000 bce in parts of Mediterranean Europe, the Middle East, and China.

2. See Note at Three Age system

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Bronze Age Cultural  

1. A period of history from roughly 4000 b.c. to the onset of the Iron Age. During the Bronze Age, people learned to make bronze tools. In the Bronze Age in Mesopotamia, the wheel and the ox-drawn plow were in use.

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Etymology

Origin of Bronze Age

First recorded in 1860–65

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• Bronze Age vs. Iron Age

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Example Sentences

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During the Bronze Age, a natural climate disaster led to the decline of the culture.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

Yet the discovery could transform our understanding of ancient Mediterranean connections during the Early Bronze Age.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

From one angle, these chapters evoke the Bronze Age world where the numinous was felt as hard fact.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Having only ever found a silver coin while metal detecting, Idris Thomas was shocked to strike gold - a late Bronze Age gold bracelet which has been declared treasure.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

“The Bronze Age? Goodness, I don’t know; about five thousand years ago,” she said.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

The Bell Beaker people rapidly expanded and rippled out further in all directions, creating the bronze age of central Europe.

From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026

The objects range from fine Roman metalwork to bronze age pottery.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2023

Citing the creation of debt in bronze age Mesopotamia, Cunliffe says:

From The Guardian ● Mar. 6, 2019

No comparably detailed carvings have been found from the Aegean bronze age.

From National Geographic ● Nov. 7, 2017

At a time when the bronze age still reigned in northern Europe, the Chinese had a highly cultivated literature.

From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Sven Anders Hedin

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