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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Despite the macabre scene, the excavation also features unexpected details that suggest a complicated moment in Early Iron Age Europe.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Feb. 2026
Ultimately, this wasn’t an ordinary footprint, but direct evidence that humans were present along the Angus coastline during the late Iron Age, preserving both a physical imprint and an ecological snapshot of the land from two millennia ago.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Feb. 2026
University of Cambridge students discovered the remains last year during a training dig at the Wandlebury Iron Age hill fort.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Feb. 2026
Ultimately, this wasn’t an ordinary footprint, but direct evidence that humans were present along the Angus coastline during the late Iron Age, preserving both a physical imprint and an ecological snapshot of the land from two millennia ago.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Feb. 2026
University of Cambridge students discovered the remains last year during a training dig at the Wandlebury Iron Age hill fort.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
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