Iron Age
As its name suggests, the British Iron Age is also characterised by the adoption of iron, a metal which was used to produce a variety of different tools, ornaments and weapons.
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Famous quotes containing the words iron and/or age:
“Good iron is not hammered into nails, and good men should not be made into soldiers.”
—Chinese proverb.
“Come now, what masques, what dances shall we have
To wear away this long age of three hours
Between our after-supper and bedtime?”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)