Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A period of human culture between the Stone Age and the Iron Age, characterized by the use of weapons and implements made of bronze.
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- proper noun archaeology A period in a civilization's development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze.
- proper noun mythology One of the Classical Ages of Man, associated with warfare.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (classical mythology) the third age of the world, marked by war and violence
- noun (archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron Ages, characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weapons
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Examples
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Then followed what is known as the Bronze Age, and we find that the people of this era also worked with clay.
The Story of Porcelain Sara Ware Bassett 1920
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You may want to counter that you have many well-regarded and brilliant personalities who have provided more than sufficient evidence to knock theism back to the Bronze Age where it belongs.
Rabbi Adam Jacobs: An Open Letter To The Atheist Community Rabbi Adam Jacobs 2011
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You may want to counter that you have many well-regarded and brilliant personalities who have provided more than sufficient evidence to knock theism back to the Bronze Age where it belongs.
Rabbi Adam Jacobs: An Open Letter To The Atheist Community Rabbi Adam Jacobs 2011
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At the site, which dates from the Bronze Age, the team found stores of metal spears, ritual sites and numerous imports from Greece.
Trude Dothan. 2009
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During the Bronze Age, legend has it that the Greeks laid siege to the city of Troy.
Dr. Behzad Mohit: Universal Health Care: The Trojan Horse of For-Profit Health 2009
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The excavation at Arad led Amiran to concentrate on other major subjects in Erez Israel archaeology, such as the relationship between Israel and Egypt during the urbanization period of the early Bronze Age, the ceramic artifacts of the period and more.
Ruth Amiran. 2009
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When people put God's name on Bronze Age documents, and then make those documents a golden calf, they get stuck with Bronze Age moral thinking.
Valerie Tarico: If the Bible Were Law, Would You Qualify for the Death Penalty? 2009
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In the first three books, the island of Nantucket is transported back to the Bronze Age, and technology still works.
Welcome to The Glad Hand Café. Ann Althouse 2009
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During the Bronze Age, legend has it that the Greeks laid siege to the city of Troy.
Dr. Behzad Mohit: Universal Health Care: The Trojan Horse of For-Profit Health 2009
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During the Bronze Age, legend has it that the Greeks laid siege to the city of Troy.
Dr. Behzad Mohit: Universal Health Care: The Trojan Horse of For-Profit Health 2009
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