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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Now, researchers want to use the replica vessel to shed new light on the lifestyle and craftsmanship of the Bronze Age people who lived in the region.
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Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
Transitioning to 100% renewable energy globally would be cheaper and simpler using firebricks, a form of thermal energy storage with roots in the Bronze Age, to produce most of the heat needed for industrial processes, according to a new Stanford study.
—New Atlas, 5 Aug. 2024
Scientists were able to date the monument to 2050 B.C.E. during the Bronze Age.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 15 July 2024
A long time ago Ancient Greeks and the Romans considered Tyrian purple, first developed in the Bronze Age, an elite, royal color.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 June 2024
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Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
Transitioning to 100% renewable energy globally would be cheaper and simpler using firebricks, a form of thermal energy storage with roots in the Bronze Age, to produce most of the heat needed for industrial processes, according to a new Stanford study.
—New Atlas, 5 Aug. 2024
Scientists were able to date the monument to 2050 B.C.E. during the Bronze Age.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 15 July 2024
A long time ago Ancient Greeks and the Romans considered Tyrian purple, first developed in the Bronze Age, an elite, royal color.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 June 2024
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