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Bronze Age
(redirected from Late 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


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00 Paperback GN806 British archaeologist Brown synthesizes the research into questions about the common structure from the late Bronze Age and Iron Age, particularly what the builders had in mind and what people at the time thought of them.
During this season, the mission renovated a part of Bill Temple at Eimar archeological site, dating back to the Late Bronze Age, in addition to conducting an archeological survey at the site of Hamam on al-Assad Bond banks, said Director of Excavation Branch at Aleppo Antiquities Department Yusuf Kanju.
Also recovered from the complex were the remains of bowls, spears and three wheels, including a portion of an unfinished block wheel which has been dated to the late Bronze Age (2200 BC-600 BC).
 
 
 
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