The METALAGES 2024 colloquim was held on 23rd October 2024 in Florence (Italy), in conjunction with the 59th annual meeting of the Istituto Italiano de Preistoria e Protostoria which took place from 24th to 26th October 2024. This year's 'Metal Ages' colloquium welcomed contributions on all aspects relating to chronological methods and their correlation in the Chalcolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages.