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Find out:How did the various ages of the prehistoric period get their names on the basis of the uses of metals. |
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Answer» 1. The three-age system in history archaeology, and physical anthropology is a methodological concept adopted during the 19th century by which artifacts and events of late prehistory and early history could be ordered into a recognizable chronology. 2. Initially developed by C. J. Thomson, director of the Royal Museum of Nordic Antiquities, Copenhagen – as a means to classify the museum’s collection according to whether the artifacts were made of stone, bronze or iron. 3. Depending-upon the use of stone, bronze, iron, that period was known as stone age, bronze age, and iron age, respectively. |
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