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The '''39th century BC''' was a [[century]] which lasted from the year 3900 BC to 3801 BC. |
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[[File:Sweet Track replica.jpg|alt=Two wooden posts set in the ground and crossing at an angle support a wooden board, which disappears into tall green reeds|thumb|A replica of the Sweet Track]] |
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⚫ | * The [[Sweet Track]] an ancient |
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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 [[road]]s discovered in [[Northern Europe]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://avalonmarshes.org/the-avalon-marshes/heritage/sweet-track/|title=The Sweet Track & Other Trackways|access-date=8 Mar 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210175843/https://avalonmarshes.org/the-avalon-marshes/heritage/sweet-track/|archive-date=10 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Significant persons== |
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⚫ | * 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; [[Dendrochronology|tree-ring dating (dendrochronology)]] enabled very precise dating.<ref Name="Current_Archaeology_172">{{cite web|title=The Somerset Levels (the oldest timber trackway discovered in Northern Europe) |work=Current Archaeology 172 |url=http://www.archaeology.co.uk/ca/issues/ca172/ca172.htm |access-date=2007-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311003620/http://www.archaeology.co.uk/ca/issues/ca172/ca172.htm |archive-date=2007-03-11 |date=February 2001 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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*[[Plough]] in use. |
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* [[Korean mythology]]: According to [[Silla]] scholar [[Bak Jesang]] ({{lang|ko|박제상}}), the state [[Hwanguk]] ({{lang|ko|桓國}}) collapsed around [[3898 BC]]. |
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[[cs:39. století př. n. l.]] |
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[[de:39. Jahrhundert v. Chr.]] |
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[[es:Siglo XXXIX adC]] |
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[[eu:K. a. XXXIX. mendea]] |
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[[fa:سده ۳۹ (پیش از میلاد)]] |
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[[he:המאה ה-39 לפנה"ס]] |
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[[ka:ძვ. წ. XXXIX საუკუნე]] |
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[[hu:I. e. 39. század]] |
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[[ru:XXXIX век до н. э.]] |
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The 39th century BC was a century which lasted from the year 3900 BC to 3801 BC.
Events
[edit]- 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.