Iron Age
noun
: the period of human culture characterized by the smelting of iron and its use in industry beginning somewhat before 1000 b.c. in western Asia and Egypt
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The early Iron Age kingdoms of Neo-Assyria, Egypt, Israel and Judah, and their relationship to the Phoenician cities, underlie our understanding of these events.
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Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
In Italy, a team at Rome’s Sapienza University has conducted the first dental study of its kind for an Iron Age community 35 miles south of present-day Naples.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
Archaeologists uncovered the rare trumpet last summer as a part of a hoard of Iron Age objects that included a bronze boar’s head from a military standard and five metal centerpieces known as shield bosses that adorned the front of military shields.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Radiocarbon dates revealed that the settlement conclusively dates back to the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age (3700-800 BCE), according to The Independent UK.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
In Italy, a team at Rome’s Sapienza University has conducted the first dental study of its kind for an Iron Age community 35 miles south of present-day Naples.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
Archaeologists uncovered the rare trumpet last summer as a part of a hoard of Iron Age objects that included a bronze boar’s head from a military standard and five metal centerpieces known as shield bosses that adorned the front of military shields.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Radiocarbon dates revealed that the settlement conclusively dates back to the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age (3700-800 BCE), according to The Independent UK.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
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