I read that bronze was the preferred material for making weapons. How was bronze superior to copper? - Quora
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reality check - Could a Greater Relative Abundance of Tin Extend a Bronze Age? - Worldbuilding Stack Exchange
![Iron and Steel The transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age was ushered in by two developments: Growing scarcity of copper and/or tin Increased processing. - ppt download Iron and Steel The transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age was ushered in by two developments: Growing scarcity of copper and/or tin Increased processing. - ppt download](https://slideplayer.com/slide/12089616/70/images/2/Iron+vs+Steel+Bronze+was+an+Alloy+of+Cu.jpg)
Iron and Steel The transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age was ushered in by two developments: Growing scarcity of copper and/or tin Increased processing. - ppt download
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![TIL that bronze is generally harder than iron. The Bronze Age didn't give way to the Iron Age because iron weaponry was superior; rather, iron was more plentiful and easier to work TIL that bronze is generally harder than iron. The Bronze Age didn't give way to the Iron Age because iron weaponry was superior; rather, iron was more plentiful and easier to work](https://external-preview.redd.it/oRGrdsyE4gdMpG2FpTMoTacMEHQg7CAjW0szSJ6IJa8.jpg?auto=webp&s=1016fb0de39c336c72bc94d5fd5b66295f78fda4)
TIL that bronze is generally harder than iron. The Bronze Age didn't give way to the Iron Age because iron weaponry was superior; rather, iron was more plentiful and easier to work
![A bronze, tapered needle or clothing pin, ornament, tools, metal, bronze, L 12.3 cm, W 0.6 cm, Iron Age II 1000-700 BC, Iran Stock Photo - Alamy A bronze, tapered needle or clothing pin, ornament, tools, metal, bronze, L 12.3 cm, W 0.6 cm, Iron Age II 1000-700 BC, Iran Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B0E2FA/a-bronze-tapered-needle-or-clothing-pin-ornament-tools-metal-bronze-l-123-cm-w-06-cm-iron-age-ii-1000-700-bc-iran-2B0E2FA.jpg)