How to Use the Bronze Age in a Sentence

the Bronze Age

noun
  • The loaf dated back to the Bronze Age.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Humans have been using saunas for relief from the cold since the Bronze Age.
    — Brienne Walsh, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Ban Chiang dates back to the Bronze Age some 3,500 years ago.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Then there are the Bronze Age stone structures, called nuraghi, that are pretty much everywhere.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
  • The increase in sheep herding during the Bronze Age likely played a significant role.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2025
  • By the Bronze Age, arrowheads were firmly embedded in warfare.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Frachetti, who specializes in pastoralism in the Bronze Age, was also not involved with the study.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Kaali Crater Lake An impact that created a lake happened during the Bronze Age.
    — Abigail Wise, Outside, 3 Oct. 2025
  • At first, before the Bronze Age, dogs in western and eastern Eurasia were distinct populations.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
  • The heist targeted gold jewelry from the Bronze Age, according to the South Wales Police.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • At some point along this path, at around the time of the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age, some bright spark came upon the idea of fermenting alcohol.
    — Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
  • As the researchers note in their paper, people around the world have played games since at least the Bronze Age (around 3000 BCE).
    — New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026
  • One of the oldest citadels in the Middle East, Jerash has seen an unbroken chain of human occupation since the Bronze Age.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
  • Archaeologists have used cutting-edge technology to discover one of the largest feasts ever held in Britain at the end of the Bronze Age.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • And for a slice of history with your hike, meander past the Bronze Age rock carvings under the Warwick Hotel, where ancient art meets ocean views.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Middens, which are a common feature of the British landscape, revealed that the English were serious partyers at the end of the Bronze Age.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • During the Bronze Age, however, the plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, had not yet developed the genetic tool kit that would allow later strains to be spread by fleas.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Throughout the Bronze Age and medieval centuries, Armenian vineyards thrived under the rule of kingdoms and monasteries.
    — Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Trade during the Bronze Age significantly influenced the structures of early societies.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The Nine Ladies Stone Circle is believed to date back to the Bronze Age, as long as 3,000-4,000 years ago.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • Skeletal remains do suggest that people gradually became taller after the Bronze Age collapse, in part because diminished agriculture required them to eat more meat.
    — Linda Kinstler, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Seven roundhouses were later built during the Bronze Age and the settlement lasted for more than six centuries, likely through a family lineage over space and time, according to the release.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
  • David Forsyth argues that the genesis of writing and the establishment of a numerical system in the Bronze Age stemmed from economic activity.
    — Chris Roush, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
  • There are good beaches and boating, while for archaeology buffs, Lipari offers loads of fascinating ruins—some dating back to the Bronze Age, when the island was a stop on an obsidian trade route.
    — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The discovery deepens the understanding of craftsmanship in Israel, as well as urbanization during the Bronze Age, the IAA added.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • In search of answers There is not a lot of evidence of settlements in the Eurasia steppe during the Bronze Age; most sites were mobile, and did not leave behind a lot of archaeological evidence, Lawrence said.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
  • While the plague lineage that persisted during the Bronze Age is extinct, Yersinia pestis is still around in parts of Africa and Asia as well as the western United States, Brazil and Peru.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The epic topography of the land reflects the groundbreaking discovery, as the area boasts monumental archaeological finds from the Early Neolithic and into the Bronze Age, such as the village just uncovered.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Not only did archaeologists find a couple of precious pieces of textiles but also instruments and artifacts that could indicate a workshop, such as needles and a weaving sword, indicating that Beycesultan was a major textile-producing settlement during the Bronze Age.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The study, which was published in the journal Nature Communications, involved sequencing the genome of 54 grape seeds dating from the Bronze Age — from around 2,300 BC — to the Middle Ages.
    — CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026

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