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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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 Tel Qana is a historically rich location that contains evidence of ancient settlements spanning multiple historical periods, from the Bronze Age to the Byzantine era. —

Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Bronze Age

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