Bronze Age

:This article is about the archaeological era, for the era in Classical mythology see Ages of Man

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Classical mythology - Ages of Man

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:For the comic book published by Image Comics, see Age of Bronze (comics)

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The Bronze Age is 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. The Bronze Age is part of the three-age system for prehistoric societies and follows the Neolithic in some areas of the World. In most parts of subsaharan Africa, the Neolithic is directly followed by the Iron Age.

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Civilization - Metalworking - Smelting - Copper - Alloys - Bronze - Three-age system - Prehistoric societies - Neolithic - Africa - Iron Age

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Most surviving bronze implements are tools or weapons, though some ritual artifacts survive.

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Tool - Weapon

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The date of the arrival of a "Bronze Age" varies from culture to culture.

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