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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Skeletal remains do suggest that people gradually became taller after the Bronze Age collapse, in part because diminished agriculture required them to eat more meat.
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Linda Kinstler, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025
In search of answers There is not a lot of evidence of settlements in the Eurasia steppe during the Bronze Age; most sites were mobile, and did not leave behind a lot of archaeological evidence, Lawrence said.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
At first, before the Bronze Age, dogs in western and eastern Eurasia were distinct populations.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
The heist targeted gold jewelry from the Bronze Age, according to the South Wales Police.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Linda Kinstler, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025
In search of answers There is not a lot of evidence of settlements in the Eurasia steppe during the Bronze Age; most sites were mobile, and did not leave behind a lot of archaeological evidence, Lawrence said.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
At first, before the Bronze Age, dogs in western and eastern Eurasia were distinct populations.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
The heist targeted gold jewelry from the Bronze Age, according to the South Wales Police.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Bronze Age
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“The Bronze Age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Bronze%20Age. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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