In Europe, the Iron Age is the last stage of the prehistoric period and the first of the protohistoric periods, which initially … See more

Dates are approximate, consult particular article for details Prehistoric (or Proto-historic) Iron Age Historic Iron Age See more

The early first millennium BC marks the Iron Age in Eastern Europe. In the Pontic steppe and the Caucasus region, the Iron Age begins with the Koban and the Chernogorovka and Novocherkassk cultures fro… See more

In the Greek Dark Ages, edged iron weapons were widely available, but a variety of explanations fits the available archaeological evidence. From around 1200 BC, the palace centers and outlying settlement… See more

In Central Europe, the Iron Age is generally divided in the early Iron Age Hallstatt culture (HaC and D, 800–450 BC) and the late Iron Age La Tène culture (beginning in 450 BC). The transition from bronze to iron in Central Europe is e… See more

• Incineration and inhumation in Iron Age Italy
• Villanovan Tomb from the 9th century BC. Museo Guarnacci, Volterra.
• Villanovan double urn. … See more

• Hallstatt 'C' swords; generally iron swords are longer than bronze ones.
• Greek krater imported to southern France around 500 BC
• German La Tène settlement reconstructed … See more