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800–50 BCE

Period · Europe — Western & Central

Iron Age

800–50 BCE

Iron Age is the generic European label for the period from the introduction of iron to the Roman conquest; where the sequence is known it is divided into Hallstatt and La Tène. It also covers Villanovan and Etruscan Italy and the Scythian steppe. Hillforts, iron tools and coinage appear.

Dates800–50 BCE
RegionEurope — Western & Central
PeriodO definition999–751 BCE — FASTI - Home (2004)· PeriodO — Periods, Organized

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Stratum Study. "Iron Age" (Period). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/study/periods/iron-age. Accessed 2026-09-21.

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  title        = {Iron Age},
  author       = {{Stratum Study}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/study/periods/iron-age}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Period article, Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21; sources: stratum, periodo, wikidata. Accessed 2026-09-21.}
}

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