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1200–800 BCE

Period · Europe — Western & Central

Late Bronze Age

1200–800 BCE

The Late Bronze Age is the Urnfield period in central Europe and the age of the leaf-shaped sword, socketed axe and sheet-bronze vessel across Europe. Huge scrap hoards and votive deposits characterise it. It ends as iron working spreads.

Dates1200–800 BCE
RegionEurope — Western & Central
PeriodO definition1199–699 BCE — Historic England Periods (2014)· PeriodO — Periods, Organized

Cultures

Typical types

Elsewhere

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

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@misc{stratum-late-bronze-age,
  title        = {Late Bronze Age},
  author       = {{Stratum Study}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/study/periods/late-bronze-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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