What Age followed the Copper Age?

Never heard of copper age?

You can’t have bronze without copper

Jackie, copper was the first element discovered as it is most likely to be found in elemental form and easiest to remove from its ore. It is also a lot more prevalent than gold or silver. It requires a higher temperature to remove iron from its ore and iron is rarely found in its elemental form. It also requires carbon to assist in removing it from oxygen. Once they discovered that iron was harder than bronze and thus more useful as a sword or shield, that ushered in the Iron Age.

Wendy, it's iron age.

Player #121455733, Copper, Bronze and Iron

Player #121455733, think they made it up !

it had to be another mineral.

KevinM, Hence why the Bronze Age came after the Copper Age.

Player #121455733, Well, now you have.

Player #121455733, ... are you asking? because no, it seems like maybe you hadn't? 🤷🏼‍♀️

Robofan301, copper, the easiest to smelt, then tin. Pewter cups, tin smiths. Apologies I come from a long (250 years) metal workers from Devon.

Robofan301, copper, the easiest to smelt, then tin

The Bronze Age ushered in the first of the great classical civilizations

never heard of the copper age but this made sense as bronze is an alloy

So, what is the third of the metal ages?