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Bronze Age       Search catalogue 294902635

APP
2001-11-06

INP
2001-11-06

STA
Approved

UPD
2012-03-23

DUT
bronstijd

IND
1

MIS
third phase in the development of material culture among the ancient peoples of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, following the Paleolithic and Neolithic ages. The term also denotes the first period in which metal was used. The date at which the age began varied with regions; in Greece and China, for instance, the Bronze Age began before 3000 BC, whereas in Britain it did not start until about 1900 BC. The beginning of the period is sometimes called the Chalcolithic (Copper-Stone) Age, referring to the initial use of pure copper

PPN
294902635

UDC
571.3

MRF
'637'

BT1
prehistory

UF
Copper Age

BSO
20.02 ARCHAEOLOGY AND PREHISTORY

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