Iron Age

noun

: the period of human culture characterized by the smelting of iron and its use in industry beginning somewhat before 1000 b.c. in western Asia and Egypt

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Evidence of runic writing exists from the Roman Iron Age and the Viking era, but researchers have puzzled for years over exactly when runes originated. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025 Half of the new samples came from either the Bronze or Iron Age, which stretched from 2300 B.C. to the arrival of the Romans, with a notable cluster appearing amid the transition between the two periods. Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025 Excavating a Late Iron Age Durotriges burial at Winterborne Kingston (c) Bournemouth University. Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025 The researchers think the helmet dates to Denmark’s Late Iron Age. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Iron Age

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1845, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Iron Age was in 1845

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Iron Age

noun
: the period of human culture characterized by the smelting and use of iron and beginning somewhat before 1000 b.c. in western Asia and Egypt

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