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
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Archaeologists explained that the Late Bronze Age marked a transition as humans moved into the Iron Age.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
In 2025, another metal detectorist discovered a gold coin dating back to the Iron Age in East Yorkshire.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 8 Apr. 2026
But the new research found evidence this technique was being used in many areas as far back as the Iron Age, around 625-500 BC.
—CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Working with researchers from Museum Horsens and Moesgaard Museum, archaeologists found evidence of a vast fortified settlement that once served as a regional power center during the Iron Age.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
In 2025, another metal detectorist discovered a gold coin dating back to the Iron Age in East Yorkshire.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 8 Apr. 2026
But the new research found evidence this technique was being used in many areas as far back as the Iron Age, around 625-500 BC.
—CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Working with researchers from Museum Horsens and Moesgaard Museum, archaeologists found evidence of a vast fortified settlement that once served as a regional power center during the Iron Age.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
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“The Iron Age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Iron%20Age. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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