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Bronze Age spread of Yamnaya steppe pastoralist ancestry into two subcontinents—Europe and South Asia, and location of the Afanasievo culture, which has the same genetic characteristics as the Yamnayas.
- Metal Ages
The Metal Ages is a term for the period of human...
- Late Bronze Age Collapse
The Late Bronze Age collapse was a time of widespread...
- Three-age System
Jōmon pottery, Japanese Stone Age Trundholm sun chariot,...
- Dover Bronze Age Boat
Dover Bronze Age Boat at Dover Museum Dover Bronze Age Boat...
- Greek Dark Ages
The Greek Dark Ages (c. 1200–800 BC) were earlier regarded...
- History of Mesopotamia
In South Mesopotamia the period is the earliest known period...
- Ancient Near East
South Asia (1200–200 BC) Southeast Asia (1000–200 BC)...
- Timeline of Historic Inventions
The Late Bronze Age collapse occurs around 1200 BC, [205]...
- Human Timeline
From its earliest appearance at about 1.9 Ma, H. erectus is...
- Christian Jürgensen Thomsen
Christian Jürgensen Thomsen (29 December 1788 – 21 May 1865)...
- Metal Ages
The Indus Valley Civilisation [1] (IVC), also known as the Indus Civilisation, was a Bronze Age civilisation in the northwestern regions of South Asia, lasting from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE, and in its mature form from 2600 BCE to 1900 BCE.
The Bronze Age (c. 3300–1200 BC) marks the emergence of the first complex state societies, and by the Middle Bronze Age (mid-3rd millennium BC) the first empires. This is a list of Bronze Age polities.
NameCapitalState TypeExistedAkkadEmpire2334–2154 BCEnkomi, KalavasosKingdom1450–1050 BCSumerKingdom2000–1200 BCVanKingdom1290–1190 BCThe Indus Valley Civilisation [1] (IVC), also known as the Indus Civilisation, was a Bronze Age civilisation in the northwestern regions of South Asia, lasting from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE, and in its mature form from 2600 BCE to 1900 BCE.
Sep 3, 2024 · Bronze Age, third phase in the development of material culture among the ancient peoples of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, following the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods (Old Stone Age and New Stone Age, respectively). The term also denotes the first period in which metal was used.
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The era of the Shang and the Zhou dynasties is generally known as the Bronze Age of China, because bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, used to fashion weapons, parts of chariots, and ritual vessels, played an important role in the material culture of the time.
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Jan 10, 2018 · Learn about the Harappan civilization, one of the earliest urban societies in the world, that flourished in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent from 2600 to 1900 BCE. Explore its distinctive material traits, such as bronze tools, seals, pottery, and bricks, and how it differed from other Bronze Age cultures in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China.