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

Examples of the Iron Age in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Brewing began there during the Iron Age, along with the rest of Europe. — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

The site dates to Thailand’s late prehistoric period, also known as the Iron Age, which lasted roughly 2,500 to 1,500 years ago. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 July 2026

The site was dated to a late prehistoric era in Thailand, a period of human settlement also known as the Iron Age, established to be around 1,500 to 2,500 years ago. — ABC News, 6 July 2026

In general, populations during the Iron Age were more genetically diverse than during the Bronze Age. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Rhymes for the Iron Age

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