Chalcolithic

(adjective)

Also known as the Copper Age, a phase of the Bronze Age in which the addition of tin to copper to form bronze during smelting remained yet unknown. The Copper Age was originally defined as a transition between the Neolithic and the Bronze Age.

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Examples of Chalcolithic in the following topics:

  • Ceramics in Mesopotamia

    • The earliest clay vessels date to the Chalcolithic Era, which is divided into the Ubaid (5000-4000 BCE) and Uruk (4000-3100 BCE) periods.

  • The Mesopotamian Cultures

    • Sumer was an ancient Chalcolithic civilization that saw its artistic styles change throughout different periods in its history.
    • Sumer was an ancient civilization in southern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) during the Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Ages.

  • Elements of Nature

    • The construction of these structures took place mainly in the Neolithic period (though earlier Mesolithic examples are known) and continued into the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age.