39th century BC
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| Millennium: | 4th millennium BC |
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| Centuries: | 40th century BC · 39th century BC · 38th century BC |
| Decades: | 3890s BC 3880s BC 3870s BC 3860s BC 3850s BC 3840s BC 3830s BC 3820s BC 3810s BC 3800s BC |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths Establishments – Disestablishments |
[edit] Events
- The Post Track, an ancient causeway in the Somerset Levels, England, is built, ca. 3838 BC. It is one of the oldest engineered roads discovered in Northern Europe.
- 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.[1]
- Plough in use.
- 5.9 kiloyear event, one of the most intense aridification events during the Holocene.
[edit] References
- ^ "The Somerset Levels (the oldest timber trackway discovered in Northern Europe)". Current Archaeology 172. Current Archaeology. February 2001. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. http://web.archive.org/web/20070311003620/http://www.archaeology.co.uk/ca/issues/ca172/ca172.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
[edit] Decades and years
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