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IRON AGE [1 record]

Record 1 2003-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
  • Anthropology
DEF

The period following the Bronze Age, when tools, implements, and weapons were first made of iron.

OBS

It began at different times after 1,500 B.C. in different parts of the world, according to the availability of iron and the state of knowledge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
  • Anthropologie
DEF

Période succédant à l'âge du bronze (vers la fin de l'an mille avant notre ère [...] caractérisée par la diffusion de la métallurgie du fer.

CONT

L'âge du fer proprement dit, caractérisé par une utilisation courante du métal, commence vers 1 200 av. J.-C. et coïncide avec l'invasion des peuples de la mer.

CONT

Âge du fer. Outils et armes en bronze et en fer, céramiques modelées et tournées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Arqueología
  • Antropología
DEF

Período posterior a la Edad del Bronce, del 1er milenio anterior a nuestra era, caracterizado por el uso de la metalurgia del hierro.

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