Year 3 Stone age to Iron age Knowledge (Read
Iron Age The iron age is the time period when iron became the preferred choice of metal for making tools. Neolithic The neolithic is the youngest part of the Stone Age. The word "neolithic" comes from two words in Greek: "neo", meaning "new" and "lithic", meaning "stone". The neolithic period is the time when farming was invented and when people started caring for animals, such as cows, sheep