Bronze Age: Quick Facts

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News •

American teenager discovers 3,300-year-old scarab amulet at Tel Gezer site • Nov. 4, 2026, 10:18 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)

5,300-year-old kidney stone the size of a grape found in Bronze Age man's burial near Black Sea • Nov. 3, 2026, 6:00 AM ET (Live Science)

Ancient copper mine hints that Iberia played an important role in Bronze Age trade networks • Oct. 30, 2026, 1:40 PM ET (Phys.org)

3,300-year-old sword discovered in an Italian lake may have been dumped there on purpose — and it's still sharp • Oct. 28, 2026, 5:27 PM ET (Live Science)

Facts

Date	3000 BCE - 1000

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Minoan civilization: Harvester Vase

Corinthian-style helmet

Lur, Late Bronze Age; in the National Museum, Copenhagen

Early Bronze Age (Unetician B) gold ornaments from a grave at Leubingen, central Germany. In the Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte, Halle, Ger.

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