39th century BC

Millennium:	4th millennium BC
Centuries:	40th century BC; 39th century BC; 38th century BC;
Timelines:	40th century BC; 39th century BC; 38th century BC;
State leaders:	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

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

Events

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.

gollark: We had to do two essays in two hours for an English mock exam, which was very unpleasant.

gollark: When I have to write essays, I generally just end up procrastinating for ages, then slowly getting at least vaguely sensible stuff written until I get something vaguely near the word count.

gollark: Oh, you mean coming up with actual text to write, not handwriting.

gollark: Even non-cursive is annoying.

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References

"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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[1] "The Sweet Track & Other Trackways". Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 8 Mar 2018.

[Current_Archaeology_172-2] "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.