Iron Age

archaeological period

thumb|250px|Reconstructed Roman chariot drawn by horses. thumb|250px|Approximate historical map of the spread of the spoke-wheeled chariot, 2000—500 BC

collapse of several civilizations at the end of the bronze age

pivotal age characterizing history and philosophy from the 8th to 3rd centuries BCE

thumb|Etruscan situla, 600–550 BC, tomb 68 at Certosa di Bologna#The cemetery|the Certosa necropolis

archaeological site that is the model of a particular archaeological culture

period

long-bladed weapons used throughout Iron Age Eurasia

tombs where deceased are buried with their chariot