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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]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2016}}
* 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]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2016}}
* 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 | accessdate = 2007-03-25 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070311003620/http://www.archaeology.co.uk/ca/issues/ca172/ca172.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-03-11 |date= February 2001}}</ref>
* 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 |accessdate=2007-03-25 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311003620/http://www.archaeology.co.uk/ca/issues/ca172/ca172.htm |archivedate=2007-03-11 |date=February 2001 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref>
*[[Plough]] in use.
*[[Plough]] in use.
*[[5.9 kiloyear event]], one of the most intense [[aridification]] events during the [[Holocene]]. It ended the [[Neolithic Subpluvial]] and likely initiated the most recent [[desiccation]] of the [[Sahara]] desert, triggering [[human migration|migration]] to [[river valley]]s, such as from central [[North Africa]] to the [[Nile valley]].
*[[5.9 kiloyear event]], one of the most intense [[aridification]] events during the [[Holocene]]. It ended the [[Neolithic Subpluvial]] and likely initiated the most recent [[desiccation]] of the [[Sahara]] desert, triggering [[human migration|migration]] to [[river valley]]s, such as from central [[North Africa]] to the [[Nile valley]].

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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

References

  1. ^ "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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)