Iron Age
archaeological period
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Summary
Iron Age is an archaeological period[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of archaeological period entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,203 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Named after: iron[3]
- Follows: Bronze Age[4]
- Location: Middle East[5]
- Subclass of: prehistory[6]
- Commons category: Iron Age[7]
- Has part(s): Gandhara grave culture[8], Early Iron Age[9], Middle Iron Age[10], Late Iron Age[11]
- Start time: January 1, 1200 BC[12], January 1, 800 BC[13], January 1, 1050 BC[14], January 1, 900 BC[15], January 1, 500 BC[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Iron Age[17]
- OpenStreetMap tag: historic:period=iron-age[18]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[19], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21]
- Different from: Iron age[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[23], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24]
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Influence
Things named for Iron Age include it sword[25], a weapon type[26].
Why It Matters
Iron Age has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]
Entities named for it include it sword[25], a weapon type[26].