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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Cows stood fogged on the opposite hillside, still belonging to the Bronze Age.
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Patricia Lockwood, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
While archaeological discoveries are fairly common in the region, with many dating back to the Bronze Age or medieval times, the newest coin in this collection was from 1921, indicating that the treasure had been hidden within about the past century.
—Sara Cincurova, New York Times, 3 May 2025
This discovery suggests that music and communal dancing played a significant role in mediating contact between various communities during the Bronze Age.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Some of these trees are more than 4,000 years old and still growing, dating to the Bronze Age.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
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Patricia Lockwood, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
While archaeological discoveries are fairly common in the region, with many dating back to the Bronze Age or medieval times, the newest coin in this collection was from 1921, indicating that the treasure had been hidden within about the past century.
—Sara Cincurova, New York Times, 3 May 2025
This discovery suggests that music and communal dancing played a significant role in mediating contact between various communities during the Bronze Age.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Some of these trees are more than 4,000 years old and still growing, dating to the Bronze Age.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Bronze Age
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“The Bronze Age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Bronze%20Age. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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