The Paleometallic epoch (also simply paleometallic ) is a term for early periods of the use of metals in culture (covering the Eneolithic / Copper Age and Bronze Age ), proposed at the beginning of the 20th century by V. A. Gorodtsov . Such a characterization is convenient for describing situations when the development of civilizations in a geographic region deviates from the standard sequence “ Stone Age - Bronze Age - Iron Age ” (for example, the Aeneolithic may fall out, bronze and iron sometimes appear simultaneously [1] ). For the same purpose, the term “ early metal era ” is also used, which includes the Eneolithic , the Bronze Age and the beginning of the early Iron Age [2] .
The term is used when metal is used in culture, even to a very small extent [1] .
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- ↑ 1 2 A. Alexandrov, Sergey Arutyunov, D. Brodyansky. Paleometal Northwest Pacific . FENU , 1982.
- ↑ M. A. Kholkin. Chronology of ceramics of the end of the IV — III millennium BC. er on the Karelian Isthmus . // Bulletin of St. Petersburg University. Ser. 2, History. - 2014. - Vol. 3. - pp. 102-108.