“Rediscovering the Bronze Age,” by David Platzer

“Rediscovering the Bronze Age,” by David Platzer

When we call the Bronze Age (2300–800 B.C.) prehistoric, that does not apply to ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the ancient Israelites, whose history was recorded in written texts still available for consultation today. Compared to these civilizations, Western Europe was backwards and still many centuries away from developing writing, and therefore truly prehistoric. Nevertheless, an enlightening exhibition at France’s National Archaeological Mu…