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By the same token, the appearance of the first smelted [[iron]] in northern Anatolia ([[Turkey]]) coinciding with the arrival of the [[Hittites]], did not spell the end of the Bronze Age in the [[Middle East]], as bronze was the predominant metal for up to another thousand years.

By the same token, the appearance of the first smelted [[iron]] in northern Anatolia ([[Turkey]]) coinciding with the arrival of the [[Hittites]], did not spell the end of the Bronze Age in the [[Middle East]], as bronze was the predominant metal for up to another thousand years.

In the [[New World]], bronze was first used in northern [[Argentina]] before 1000 AD, and spread to the northern Andes – and some bronze work appeared in the [[Mexican]] civilizations – but bronze was not particularly important, and there is no official Bronze Age in the Americas.

In the [[New World]], bronze was first used in northern [[Argentina]] before 1000 AD, and spread to the northern [[Andes]] – and some bronze work appeared in the [[Mexican]] civilizations – but bronze was not particularly important, and there is no official Bronze Age in the Americas.

The widespread use of bronze had reached [[Scandinavia]] and the [[British Isles]] by 1500 BC; and [[China]] about 1600 BC. In sub-Saharan [[Africa]] cultures, the use of metals coincided with the widespread dissemination of iron.

The widespread use of bronze had reached [[Scandinavia]] and the [[British Isles]] by 1500 BC; and [[China]] about 1600 BC. In sub-Saharan [[Africa]] cultures, the use of metals coincided with the widespread dissemination of iron.