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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Fraught With High Tragedy: A Contextual And Chronological Reconsideration Of The Maiden Castle Iron Age ‘war Cemetery’ (England)
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Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2025
One of the cauldrons, thought to have been used for mixing wine, was decorated in both Mediterranean and Iron Age styles.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 25 Mar. 2025
And in 2008, archeologists about 40 miles away also excavated a piece of an Iron Age horse harness.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2025
That is the conclusion archaeologists drew from a cache of more than 800 Iron Age artifacts from northeast England dating back about 2,000 years ago.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
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Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2025
One of the cauldrons, thought to have been used for mixing wine, was decorated in both Mediterranean and Iron Age styles.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 25 Mar. 2025
And in 2008, archeologists about 40 miles away also excavated a piece of an Iron Age horse harness.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2025
That is the conclusion archaeologists drew from a cache of more than 800 Iron Age artifacts from northeast England dating back about 2,000 years ago.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Iron Age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Iron%20Age. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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