The Iron Age is the final age in the classification, consisting of three periods, used to distinguish the technological and cultural advances of prehistoric civilizations; it is preceded by the Bronze Age. The date towards which this time is officially entered varies according to the territory studied, but, generally, it is referred to as the 12th century B.C. The reasons, however, are similar: due to the cost of bronze, iron began to be popular for Forging common instruments and weapons, therefore, was in large quantities, in addition to having a stable quality. With the arrival of this era, artistic customs (architecture, painting and sculpture) and religious changed, whose style mutated to become a rustic one.
It is said that they came to Europe in the 11th century, through trade with eastern countries, where they were quite common; even so, the development of this era was not synchronized around the continent, so it is divided into the Early Iron Age and the Late Iron Age. It is estimated that it ended with the arrival of the Roman Empire, although some historians assure that a Roman Iron Age emerged. In this continent, iron tools were obtained through hammering, a work system that was replaced with the arrival of knowledge in metallurgy.
In Asia, remains of objects made with iron have been found, which apparently come from the 6th century BC. They were introduced into the Korean Peninsula, through the Yellow Sea, due to the constant trade between societies and clans; The instruments of this material were already used by farmers and the peak of iron production occurred in the second century BC The Indian subcontinent was much more advanced technologically with respect to other territories, since weapons were already forged with the method of foundry in the 13th century BC, a factwhich suggests they already practiced this before. Sub-Saharan Africa, despite being somewhat stagnant in terms of progress, was home to a very wealthy group, calling themselves the Bantu, who were in charge of producing weapons and tools for distribution.
