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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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New analysis has revealed that almost all of the burials contained children who died between 800 and 200 BC, during the transition from the Nordic Bronze Age and Iron Age.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 16 July 2024
Experts initially hoped the roundhouse would shed new light on everyday life in the region between the late Iron Age and early Roman era, according to a 2023 statement from Cardiff University.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2024
But, according to historian Caitie Barrett, under Pompeii, there was also an early Iron Age society built before the Romans conquered the city.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2024
In 2009, Lynch and his wife, Sian Tucker, opened Fforest Farm, a sort of Welsh glamping fantasia, on a big plot of land that once held an Iron Age settlement.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1845, in the meaning defined above
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“Iron Age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Iron%20Age. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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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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