The #IronAge was a period in human #history that started between 1200 B.C. and 600 B.C., depending on the region, and followed the #StoneAge and #BronzeAge . During the Iron Age, people across much of #Europe , #Asia and parts of #Africa began making tools and weapons from iron and steel.
The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age ( #Paleolithic , #Mesolithic , #Neolithic ) and the Bronze Age.
The #Prehistoric Period—or when there was human life before records documented human activity—roughly dates from 2.5 million years ago to 1,200 B.C. It is generally categorized in three #archaeological periods: the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. #historicals #historicals1
