Bronze Age

noun

: the period of ancient human culture characterized by the use of bronze that began between 4000 and 3000 b.c. and ended with the advent of the Iron Age

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At an archeological museum in Alicante, Spain, last Thursday — the very day of the Vienna robbery — thieves took dozens of gold and silver Bronze Age artifacts from a collection known as the Treasure of Villena. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026 Thieves on Thursday raided the Treasure of Villena -- one of the greatest Bronze Age gold collections -- at a museum in the Spanish city of Villena, taking most of the 50-plus mainly gold bracelets, bowls, bottles and other items on display. — CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 Thieves have stolen most of Spain’s Treasure of Villena, one of Europe’s most significant Bronze Age gold collections, in a raid lasting just four minutes, the Guardian reported. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 27 Aug. 2026 There were no advertising agencies or corporate trademarks in Bronze Age Arabia. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Bronze Age

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1852, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Bronze Age was in 1852

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Bronze Age

noun
: a period of human culture marked by the use of bronze (as for weapons and tools) that began between 4000 and 3000 b.c.

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