the Iron Age
noun
: a period of time between about 3000 B.C. and 1000 B.C. in which people used iron to make weapons and tools
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Many famous bog bodies have violent causes of death, ranging from strangulation to slit throats, suggesting throwing a body in the bog during the Iron Age was intentional.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
The individuals buried at the site are thought to be Gauls, a group of Celtic farmers who lived in what is now France, Belgium, Germany and Italy during the Iron Age.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
Comparing Data in the Iron Age Looking further into the data collected in Dorset, the research team decided to compare genetic findings from other Iron Age cemeteries, and though there wasn’t an abundance of data, the team did notice the same thing: strong female lineage.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
Read More: How Viking and Germanic DNA Spread Through the Iron Age Migrations
Similarities Among Viking Solar Compasses
The researchers compared the pyrophyllite disks with other artifacts that have been identified as navigational instruments used by Vikings.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
The individuals buried at the site are thought to be Gauls, a group of Celtic farmers who lived in what is now France, Belgium, Germany and Italy during the Iron Age.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
Comparing Data in the Iron Age Looking further into the data collected in Dorset, the research team decided to compare genetic findings from other Iron Age cemeteries, and though there wasn’t an abundance of data, the team did notice the same thing: strong female lineage.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
Read More: How Viking and Germanic DNA Spread Through the Iron Age Migrations
Similarities Among Viking Solar Compasses
The researchers compared the pyrophyllite disks with other artifacts that have been identified as navigational instruments used by Vikings.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Iron Age
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