the Iron Age
noun
: a period of time between about 3000 B.C. and 1000 B.C. in which people used iron to make weapons and tools
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During the Iron Age, iron became the dominant metal in the Middle East, beating out the previously ubiquitous bronze.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
Now, researchers have discovered that the Iron Age weapons are actually pastiches: Not long ago, their original iron blades were replaced with bronze ones.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
The road is so old that it’s even mentioned in the Old Testament as an important trade route during the Iron Age.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2024
First mentioned by ancient Greek writers around the fifth century B.C.E., the tribes thrived during the Iron Age.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2024
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
Now, researchers have discovered that the Iron Age weapons are actually pastiches: Not long ago, their original iron blades were replaced with bronze ones.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
The road is so old that it’s even mentioned in the Old Testament as an important trade route during the Iron Age.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2024
First mentioned by ancient Greek writers around the fifth century B.C.E., the tribes thrived during the Iron Age.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2024
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“The Iron Age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Iron%20Age. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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