THE IRON AGE

When was the Iron Age?

While the neighbouring countries were still using bronze, Hittite artisans had discovered how to make iron spears and other weapons. They realized that iron tools and weapons were stronger and sharper than those made of bronze. The Hittites kept the secret of iron working until the fall of their empire, about 1200 BC. Within the next 200 years, however, the knowledge of ironworking spread throughout the Middle East. The Bronze Age thus gave way to the Iron Age which continues to the present day.