Ancient history By facebooker_3420511474844583 3800 BCE earliest bronze working 3500 BCE Farming has spread around Europe 3000 BCE the first archaelogical evidence of organised communities in the Cyclades 3000 BCE First bronze age settlement in Jerusalem 2500 BCE Bronze age in Cyprus 2500 BCE Metal work become increasingly sophisticated 1800 BCE Bronze working introduced to Egypt 1400 BCE Middle bronze age in Scotland 900 BCE Late bronze age in Scotland