Definition of the Iron Age
: 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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“The Iron Age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Iron%20Age. Accessed 19 Jun. 2021.
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