Eli5 why did the Bronze Age happen before the Iron Age?

Question

I would have thought that with bronze being an alloy it would have been more difficult to work with than iron, so why was it the first to become widely used?

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Answer 1

OP said ELI5. Have you played RuneScape before? Iron is always after bronze. And it’s definitely harder to work with than iron. You sometimes lose the iron ores in the smelting process.