39Th Century Bc

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Short description: Century lasting from 3900 to 3801 BC

The 39th century BC was a century which lasted from the year 3900 BC to 3801 BC.

Events

Two wooden posts set in the ground and crossing at an angle support a wooden board, which disappears into tall green reeds
A replica of the Sweet Track
  • The Post Track, an ancient causeway in the Somerset Levels, England, is built, c. 3838 BC. It is one of the oldest engineered roads discovered in Northern Europe.[1]
  • The Sweet Track, an ancient causeway also in the Somerset Levels, the oldest timber trackway discovered in Northern Europe, is built in 3807 BC or 3806 BC; tree-ring dating (dendrochronology) enabled very precise dating.[2]
  • Plough in use.

References

  1. "The Sweet Track & Other Trackways". https://avalonmarshes.org/the-avalon-marshes/heritage/sweet-track/. 
  2. "The Somerset Levels (the oldest timber trackway discovered in Northern Europe)". Current Archaeology 172. February 2001. http://www.archaeology.co.uk/ca/issues/ca172/ca172.htm. 




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