The 39th century BC was a century which lasted from the year 3900 BC to 3801 BC.
Events
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- 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
edit- ^ "The Sweet Track & Other Trackways". Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 8 Mar 2018.
- ^ "The Somerset Levels (the oldest timber trackway discovered in Northern Europe)". Current Archaeology 172. February 2001. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
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