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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Example Sentences

He said that was unusual as there was "quite a tradition" in the Bronze Age of leaving bodies out for some time, as seen on another dig at Broughton in the Borders.

From BBC

In nonfiction, I enjoyed Emily Hauser’s “Penelope’s Bones,” a riveting exploration, through recent archaeological discoveries, of how Bronze Age women of the Aegean actually lived.

From The Wall Street Journal

Currently, little is known about tin bronze production in the Eurasian Steppe during the Bronze Age, even though museum collections hold hundreds of thousands of tin bronze artifacts from the region.

From Science Daily

Historically, these rounded ingots served as a practical way to transport metal during both the Bronze Age and the Iron Age.

From Science Daily

“If we found a Bronze Age ship we would be like winners of the world’s richest lottery.”

From Literature