Question

how did the various ages of the Prehistoric period get their names on the basis of use of metals

Answer 1

The three-age system is the categorization of history into time periods divisible by three; for example, the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age, although it also refers to other tripartite divisions of historic time periods. In history, archaeology and physical anthropology, the three-age system is a methodological concept adopted during the 19th century by which artifacts and events of late prehistory and early history could be ordered into a recognizable chronology. It was initially developed by C. J. Thomsen, director of the Royal Museum of Nordic Antiquities, Copenhagen, as a means to classify the museum’s collections according to whether the artifacts were made of stone, bronze, or iron.

Answer 2

The various ages of the prehistoric period get their names on the basis of use of metals,in the following way -

• The allover development of the prehistoric human society was dependent on the methods of construction works and construction materials.

• The amount of development was directly proportional to the amount of development in the construction methodologies of the ancient people.

• Similarly,the ancient human society started with stone construction,then moved towards the bronze and finally to the iron.

• According to the phases of development progress,on the basis of the material usage advancements the prehistoric period is categorised into three main divisions,

- Stone age.

- Bronze age.

- Iron age.

(The last two ages are based on the metal usage).

• In this way,we divided prehistoric era on the basis of material usage which is also very logical.