![Typical African on X: "Iron was harder but would last a long time. Eventually, tools would be made from steel as well. The Bronze Age occurred from 3,500 BCE to 1,500 BCE, Typical African on X: "Iron was harder but would last a long time. Eventually, tools would be made from steel as well. The Bronze Age occurred from 3,500 BCE to 1,500 BCE,](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EcFUfBFXsAAl0-4.jpg)
Typical African on X: "Iron was harder but would last a long time. Eventually, tools would be made from steel as well. The Bronze Age occurred from 3,500 BCE to 1,500 BCE,
Selection of tools: L-R: early Iron Age bronze axe with bent-over wings; later iron axe; knife with a bone handle; bone needle; bone awl; iron sheers
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