Iron Age

Summary

Iron Age is an archaeological period^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of archaeological_period entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,500 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Iron Age's instance of is recorded as archaeological period^[3].
• iron is named after Iron Age^[4].
• Iron Age followed Bronze Age^[5].
• The location of Iron Age was Middle East^[6].
• Iron Age is a type of prehistory^[7].
• Iron Age's Commons category is recorded as Iron Age^[8].
• Iron Age comprises Gandhara grave culture^[9].
• Iron Age comprises Early Iron Age^[10].
• Iron Age comprises Middle Iron Age^[11].
• Iron Age comprises Late Iron Age^[12].
• Iron Age began on January 1, 1200 BC^[13].
• Iron Age began on January 1, 800 BC^[14].
• Iron Age began on January 1, 1050 BC^[15].
• Iron Age began on January 1, 900 BC^[16].
• Iron Age began on January 1, 500 BC^[17].
• Iron Age's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Iron Age^[18].
• Iron Age's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as historic:period=iron-age^[19].
• Iron Age's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[20].
• Iron Age's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[21].
• Iron Age's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[22].
• Iron Age's different from is recorded as Iron age^[23].
• Iron Age's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have^[24].
• Iron Age's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[25].

Body

Definition and Type

Iron Age's instance of is recorded as archaeological period^[3]. It is a type of prehistory^[7].

Origins

iron is named after Iron Age^[4].

Use and Application

Components include Gandhara grave culture^[9], an archaeological culture^[26]; Early Iron Age^[10], an archaeological period^[27]; Middle Iron Age^[11], an archaeological period^[28]; and Late Iron Age^[12], an archaeological period^[29].

Influence

Things named for Iron Age include it sword^[30], a weapon type^[31].

Why It Matters

Iron Age ranks in the top 2% of archaeological_period entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,500 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for it include it sword^[30], a weapon type^[31].