the Bronze Age
noun
: a period of time that began between 4000 and 3000 B.C. in which people used bronze to make weapons and tools
The artifact dates to the Bronze Age.
a Bronze Age weapon/tool
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Recent research shows that parents have long looked for ways to keep their children entertained – including during the Bronze Age.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
However, some 3,000 years ago—around the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age—newcomers to the area disturbed the burial site by removing parts of the mound and displacing stones.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2025
The recipe is based on an ancient wheat, which is best suited to drought conditions — shedding light on the climate of central Turkey during the Bronze Age.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
Cows stood fogged on the opposite hillside, still belonging to the Bronze Age.
—Patricia Lockwood, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
However, some 3,000 years ago—around the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age—newcomers to the area disturbed the burial site by removing parts of the mound and displacing stones.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2025
The recipe is based on an ancient wheat, which is best suited to drought conditions — shedding light on the climate of central Turkey during the Bronze Age.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
Cows stood fogged on the opposite hillside, still belonging to the Bronze Age.
—Patricia Lockwood, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
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“The Bronze Age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Bronze%20Age. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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