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"Precocious" means roughly "premature", or "appearing before its time". So the word is used correctly here to talk about Iron artifacts appearing before they 's
by JacobAldridge 9y ago
"Precocious" means roughly "premature", or "appearing before its time". So the word is used correctly here to talk about Iron artifacts appearing before they 'should' in the Iron Age.
- bookofjoe 9y agoYou are indeed a close, careful reader. Kudos!
- davidhakendel 9y agoAh. I see how that was used. It was another nod to the disbelief of people's knowledge prior to the iron age. Thank you.