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.
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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
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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
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“Iron Age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Iron%20Age. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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