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

Examples of the Bronze Age in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The wreckage, which was discovered close to the shore of Kekova Island in Antalya, likely dates back to the Bronze Age and is between 4,400 and 4,700 years old, archaeologists have said, per the BBC. — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2026

Can the Bronze Age blockbuster sustain its momentum over the next six months? — Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

Ten thousand rocks, etched with nearly 90,000 carvings dating as far back as the Bronze Age, make Saimaluu Tash one of the largest and most remote high-altitude petroglyph sites in the world. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Of its two main cities, Heraklion puts you near Knossos, the Bronze Age Minoan palace, while Chania gives easier access to the western beaches and White Mountains. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the Bronze Age

• alienage
• assuage
• backstage
• bocage
• downstage
• engage
• enrage
• leafage
• messuage
• offstage
• onstage
• outrage