Early Bronze Age

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archaeological period prehistoric period

The Early Bronze Age was a prehistoric period marked by the widespread adoption of bronze metallurgy, the rise of the first urban civilizations, and significant advances in social complexity and long-distance trade across regions such as Mesopotamia, Anatolia, and the Levant.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Early Bronze Age canonical	19
Early Bronze Age in Anatolia	1
Prepalatial period	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological period ⓘ prehistoric period ⓘ
associatedWith	Aegean Sea region ⓘ surface form: Aegean region Anatolia ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Indus Valley ⓘ Mesopotamia ⓘ Levant region ⓘ surface form: the Levant
characterizedBy	development of early urbanism ⓘ emergence of early states ⓘ increased social complexity ⓘ long-distance trade networks ⓘ widespread adoption of bronze metallurgy ⓘ
chronologicalContext	3rd millennium BCE in much of the Near East ⓘ
conflictAndWarfare	fortified settlements ⓘ use of bronze weapons ⓘ
economicActivity	agriculture ⓘ animal husbandry ⓘ long-distance trade in luxury goods ⓘ long-distance trade in metals ⓘ
endTime	circa 2000 BCE ⓘ
follows	Copper Age ⓘ surface form: Chalcolithic period Copper Age ⓘ
hasRegionalVariation	Early Bronze Age self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Early Bronze Age in Anatolia Early Bronze Age in Egypt ⓘ Early Bronze Age in Mesopotamia ⓘ Early Bronze Age in the Aegean ⓘ Early Bronze Age in the Indus Valley ⓘ Early Bronze Age in the Levant ⓘ
metalTechnology	arsenical bronze ⓘ bronze ⓘ copper ⓘ
partOf	Bronze Age ⓘ
politicalOrganization	city-states ⓘ early kingdoms ⓘ
precedes	Middle Bronze Age ⓘ
religiousDevelopment	temple-centered cults in some regions ⓘ
socialDevelopment	development of centralized authority ⓘ emergence of social stratification ⓘ formation of early city-states ⓘ
startTime	circa 3300 BCE ⓘ
studiedBy	ancient Near Eastern studies ⓘ archaeology ⓘ
technologicalInnovation	advances in pottery production ⓘ advances in textile production ⓘ alloying of copper with tin or arsenic ⓘ improved metal tools and weapons ⓘ
urbanDevelopment	construction of monumental architecture ⓘ growth of cities ⓘ planned settlements ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ur → flourishedInPeriod → Early Bronze Age ⓘ

Qustul → period → Early Bronze Age ⓘ

Minoan civilization → periodization → Early Bronze Age ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prepalatial period

Amorites → timePeriod → Early Bronze Age ⓘ

Second Dynasty of Egypt → locatedInTimePeriod → Early Bronze Age ⓘ

Royal necropolis of Byblos → associatedWithPeriod → Early Bronze Age ⓘ

Amri → belongsToPeriod → Early Bronze Age ⓘ

Hatti → timePeriod → Early Bronze Age ⓘ

Avebury → constructedInPeriod → Early Bronze Age ⓘ

Kaneš → timePeriod → Early Bronze Age ⓘ

Middle Bronze Age → follows → Early Bronze Age ⓘ

Lerna → archaeologicalPeriod → Early Bronze Age ⓘ

Early Bronze Age → hasRegionalVariation → Early Bronze Age self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Bronze Age in Anatolia

Tell el-Muqayyar → hasArchaeologicalPeriod → Early Bronze Age ⓘ

World Heritage Site (Ur) → flourishedInPeriod → Early Bronze Age ⓘ

subject surface form: Ur

Tell el-Mutesellim → hasCulturalPeriod → Early Bronze Age ⓘ

Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Hivites, Jebusites, Girgashites → timePeriod → Early Bronze Age ⓘ

subject surface form: Amorites

Mount Lykaion → hasEvidenceOfActivitySince → Early Bronze Age ⓘ

Mari → timePeriod → Early Bronze Age ⓘ

Poliochni → period → Early Bronze Age ⓘ

Bonnanaro culture → timePeriod → Early Bronze Age ⓘ