bronze working

Ancient metal smithing

Bronze working is the craft of shaping bronze—an alloy of copper and tin—into tools, weapons, art, and other objects.

The term often appears in historical contexts describing the technological leap from stone to metal: Bronze working spread throughout the Mediterranean around 3000 BCE.

In strategy games, bronze working is typically an early technology that unlocks military units and resource extraction.

Related
  • castingShaping through liquid form
  • lost waxCasting via melted model
  • alloyMetallic combination
  • copperReddish-brown metallic element
  • tinElement fifty, Sn

forge · molten · patina · sculpture · anvil · foundry · smelting · hammer · cold chisel · ingot · sheet metal · mold · ancient · verdigris · metalwork · bellows · crucible · statue

Opposites
metallurgical technology progression

bronze workingiron forging

Shaping heated metal by hammering

steel making · steel production

material technology type

bronze workingwoodworking

Craft of shaping lumber

pottery · ceramics · textile production · leatherworking · basket weaving

metallurgical era/technology

bronze workingiron forging

Shaping heated metal by hammering

steelmaking · iron smelting

Family

bronze, working, bronzed, bronzing, bronzes, bronzy, work, works, worked

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G