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Geographical range | Western Europe |
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Period | Bronze Age |
Dates | c. 1300 — c. 700 BC |
Preceded by | Bell Beaker culture, Bronze Age Britain, Armorican Tumulus culture, Wessex culture |
Followed by | Iron Age Britain, Iron Age Ireland, Iron Age France, Iron Age Spain |
The Atlantic Bronze Age is a term that has never been formally defined.[1] Some take its meaning to be a label for the period spanning approximately 1300–700 BC in Britain, France, Ireland, Portugal and Spain; that is, the Atlantic coast of Europe. Others assign it to a cultural complex of the Bronze Age period in prehistoric Europe that is defined by the culture prevalent at this time and location.