the Egyptians did not work iron until the Late Period while other nearby cultures began to do it much earlier because until that period iron was discovered in their territory.
The Bronze Age is a historical period characterized by the massive development of metallurgy in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
This historical period spans from 3300 BC to about 1200 BC. In the case of Egypt, metallurgy became known around the year 1200 BC, but it was around the year 740 BC when the smelting and transformation of iron began to be worked even though in other civilizations it was already a commonly used element.
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