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The Bronze age 2000 - 800 before Christ The shine of bronze Under the hooded shed on the farm yard a man ignites the fire with a double bellow. The melting pot must be heated to a temperature of a thousand Celsius. Since 2000 BC, the inhabitants of the Low Countries have been using bronze, which is an alloy of copper and tin. Beautiful objects can be made from it. The bronze smith can make jewellery and crockery; sometimes he even makes swords. Flint remains immensely popular, because it is very strong and extremely sharp. Moreover, bronze is not easily available. The bronze comes from afar and has a high value. Whoever possesses bronze has a lot of prestige.