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Bronze Age

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Bronze Age  (brnz)
n.
A period of human culture between the Stone Age and the Iron Age, characterized by the use of weapons and implements made of bronze. See Usage Note at Three Age system.

bronze age
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Classical myth a period of man's existence marked by war and violence, following the golden and silver ages and preceding the iron age

Bronze Age
n
(Social Science / Archaeology) Archaeol
a.  a technological stage between the Stone and Iron Ages, beginning in the Middle East about 4500 bc and lasting in Britain from about 2000 to 500 bc, during which weapons and tools were made of bronze and there was intensive trading
b.  (as modifier) a Bronze-Age tool

Bronze Age
A period of human culture between the Stone Age and the Iron Age, characterized by the use of weapons and implements made of cast bronze. The beginning of the Bronze Age is generally dated before 3000 bce in parts of Mediterranean Europe, the Middle East, and China. See Note at Three Age system.
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Noun1.Bronze Age - (archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron Ages, characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weapons
archaeology, archeology - the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
prehistoric culture, prehistory - the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word
2.bronze age - (classical mythology) the third age of the world, marked by war and violence
classical mythology - the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks
period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
Translations
Bronze Age n the Bronze Agel'età del bronzo
Bronze Age n the Bronze Agel'età del bronzo


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The first use of copper is dated to around 4000 BC; the Bronze Age came a few centuries later when it was discovered that adding tin or tin ore produced a metal of better quality that was easier to cast.
By his own account, too, he pinpointed the location of the fabled Troy from his reading of the Iliad, dug down through the layers to the Bronze Age city, and discovered "Priam's treasure.
Trapped in the Aegean Bronze Age, Jason discovers more than he planned on knowing about the origins of his own Greek ancestors.
 
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