the Bronze Age
noun
: a period of time that began between 4000 and 3000 B.C. in which people used bronze to make weapons and tools
The artifact dates to the Bronze Age.
a Bronze Age weapon/tool
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Bronze Age Historically, experts can trace the brooch all the way back to the Bronze Age when humble designs were used to fasten winter outerwear.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
An impressive solution to this problem is the Joule Hive, a 21st-century application of a technology that dates back to the Bronze Age: firebricks, which store heat in insulated structures.
—Andrew Rosenblum, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
The castle's foundations date back 3,000 years to the Bronze Age.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
The remains were initially found at the Bronze Age archeological site Charterhouse Warren, Somerset, in the 1970s.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2024
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
An impressive solution to this problem is the Joule Hive, a 21st-century application of a technology that dates back to the Bronze Age: firebricks, which store heat in insulated structures.
—Andrew Rosenblum, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
The castle's foundations date back 3,000 years to the Bronze Age.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
The remains were initially found at the Bronze Age archeological site Charterhouse Warren, Somerset, in the 1970s.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2024
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“The Bronze Age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Bronze%20Age. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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