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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The researchers think the helmet dates to Denmark’s Late Iron Age.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
The areas had large pieces of Middle and Late Iron Age pottery, as well as other cooking vessels and a spindle whorl.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
During the initial excavations, researchers found Iron Age cremation graves with grave goods, one of which had 51 beads inside, according to a Jan. 28 news release from Antiquity.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
Located near the village of Winterborne Kingston in Dorset, the burial ground contained human remains dating back to Britain’s Iron Age, which lasted from around 800 B.C.E. to 43 C.E.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
The areas had large pieces of Middle and Late Iron Age pottery, as well as other cooking vessels and a spindle whorl.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
During the initial excavations, researchers found Iron Age cremation graves with grave goods, one of which had 51 beads inside, according to a Jan. 28 news release from Antiquity.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
Located near the village of Winterborne Kingston in Dorset, the burial ground contained human remains dating back to Britain’s Iron Age, which lasted from around 800 B.C.E. to 43 C.E.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
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