History Of The Bronze Age
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Bronze Age, as the name suggests, is the period in history when the use of bronze metal gained importance. In this period, bronze mining and trading of the things made out of it with the other countries were the primary jobs of the people there. The birth place and the time of the Bronze Age are yet to be known but there are many theories and opinions regarding this. This confusion dealing with the origin of the period is because the Bronze age remains are found in various places, far apart from each other, and all seem to indicate that they are contemporaries.More...
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Bronze Age Artifacts
Bronze Age is the name assigned to the period when metal, especially bronze, began to be used for the first time. This period is believed to be the second phase of the pre historic society’s three-age system. During this era, metalworking, particularly with bronze took an advanced level and thus produced some fine artifacts which artisans today, even with their most modern of the machinery could not dream of making.More...
Bronze Age Writing Systems
It is believed that the art of writing began in the Bronze Age. Prior to that, people used to communicate just by singular letters and marks or symbols. But full fledged writing was invented during the Bronze Age when people probably began to understand the limitations of the pre-existing systems. The importance and the functionality of writing lies in the fact that communication and expression can reach out to more people.More...
When Was The Bronze Age ?
The accurate date of origin of the Bronze Age is not known. However, various researches and study of the excavated remains from the period give us a general idea that it might have started from the third millennium BC.
Based on this knowledge, the Bronze Age is categorized into 3 broad phases. They are Early Bronze Age, starting from 3300 BC and continuing till 2200 BC, the Middle Bronze Age, continuing from 2200BC to 1550 BC, and lastly the Late Bronze Age, beginning from 1550 BC till 1200 BC. 1200 BC is believed to be the ending time of this age and beginning of the Iron Age. More...
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