Bronze Age
noun [ S ] uk/ˈbrɒnz ˌeɪdʒ/ us/ˈbrɑːnz ˌeɪdʒ/
青铜时代
the time in the past when tools and weapons were made of bronze (= a brown metal made of copper and tin), before iron was discovered
It is thought that Stonehenge was constructed during the Bronze Age. 人们认为巨石阵建立于青铜时代。
The remains of a 2,300-year-old cargo boat were found here, left by Bronze Age man. 在这里发现了一艘有2300年历史的货船遗迹,是青铜时代的人类留下的。
Compare: Iron Agethe Stone Age
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- These are the remains of a little-studied civilization called the Bactrian, dating back to the Bronze Age.
- By the Bronze Age chickpeas were known in Italy and Greece.
- Those buildings date from the Bronze Age, 2500-2000 BC.
- He became curious about the Bronze Age writing system.
- They visited a Bronze Age stone circle in Cumbria.