How long was The Bronze Age?

The Bronze Age lasted 2,000 years (3,300 BC – 1,200 BC) across 4 major phases.

Duration Overview

Duration

2,000 years

Start

3,300 BC

End

1,200 BC

Early Bronze Age 1k years

3,300 BC – 2,000 BC

First cities (Ur, Uruk). Cuneiform writing. Egyptian Old Kingdom. Pyramids.

Middle Bronze Age 450 years

2,000 BC – 1,550 BC

Babylonian Empire. Minoan civilization. Indo-European migrations.

Late Bronze Age 350 years

1,550 BC – 1,200 BC

Egyptian New Kingdom. Mycenaean Greece. Hittites. International trade networks.

Bronze Age Collapse 50 years

1,200 BC – 1,150 BC

Catastrophic systems collapse. Sea Peoples. Multiple civilizations fall simultaneously.

That's 2,000 years — about 80 human generations. Longer than all of recorded history.

How long was The Bronze Age?

~2,100 years (3300 BC – 1200 BC). From the first bronze tools to the Bronze Age Collapse. Saw the rise of the first cities, writing, and empires.

When did The Bronze Age start and end?

The Bronze Age began in 3,300 BC and ended in 1,200 BC, spanning 2,000 years.