Table 5.2.

Bronze Age dating

Bronze Age (3300–1200 bce)	Early Bronze Age (3300–2200 bce)	Early Bronze Age I	3300–3000 bce
		Early Bronze Age II	3000–2700 bce
		Early Bronze Age III	2700–2200 bce
	Middle Bronze Age (2200–1500 bce)	Middle Bronze Age I	2200–2000 bce
		Middle Bronze Age IIA	2000–1750 bce
		Middle Bronze Age IIB	1750–1650 bce
		Middle Bronze Age IIC	1650–1550 bce
	Late Bronze Age (1550–1200 bce)	Late Bronze Age I	1500–1400 bce
		Late Bronze Age IIA	1400–1300 bce
		Late Bronze Age IIB	1300–1200 bce

Pernicka, E. et al., “Early Bronze Age Metallurgy in Northeast Aegean”, in Wagner, G.A. et al.(eds), Troia and Troad: scientific approaches, natural science in archaeology, (Berlin, London: Springer, 2003) 143–172