Copper Age

American  

noun

1. a cultural period intermediate between the Neolithic and the Bronze ages, marked by the development and use of copper tools.

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Etymology

Origin of Copper Age

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

The study describes the productive forces of these communities based, above all, on the macrolithic artifacts, essential tools for achieving a large part of the tasks undertaken in the Copper Age.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2023

The "Ivory Lady" shows that women may have held high leadership positions during the Copper Age, a transitional period between the Stone Age and the more technologically sophisticated Bronze Age.

From Reuters • Jul. 6, 2023

Marta Cintas-Pena, a co-author and archaeologist at the University of Seville, maintains a database of Copper Age burials found at 21 different archaeological sites on the Iberian Peninsula, which includes Spain and Portugal.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2023

A 2019 investigation into Ötzi’s 61 tattoos, for example, paints a picture of life in Copper Age Europe.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2021

Professor Foster calls attention to the striking resemblance in the designs of these two widely separated works of art, one belonging to the Bronze Age of Europe, the other to the Copper Age of America.

From Atlantis : the antediluvian world by Donnelly, Ignatius