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Bronze Age Archaeological period (3300–1200 bc) in ancient Palestine characterized by the widespread transition from agrarian to urban society and the emergence of the Canaanite civilization. The term originated as part of the three-age system adopted in the early stages of modern archaeology to establish a time frame for historical events.
The rudimentary titles of Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age correspond with the stone and metal implements used by ancient societies, but human material culture actually reflects greater complexity (Daniel, The Three Ages, 5). At the end of the Stone Age, the Chalcolithic (literally, “Copper-Stone”; 4500–3300 bc) cultures of Palestine were replaced by the urbanized societies of the Bronze Age, which lasted about 2,100 years until the Iron Age (1200–586 bc).
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