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Iron Age
  عصر ِ آهن  
asr-e âhan (#)
Fr.: âge du fer  

The period generally occurring after the → Bronze Age, marked by the widespread use of iron. Its date and context vary depending on the country or geographical region. The Indo-European Hittites are the first people to work iron, in the Asia Minor, from about 1500 BC.

See also: → iron; → age.