Post Track
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The Post Track is an ancient causeway in the valley of the River Brue on the Somerset Levels, England. It is dated back to around 3838 BCE,[1] making it some 30 years older than the Sweet Track in the same area.[2] Various sections have been scheduled as ancient monuments.[3][4][5][6]
The timber trackway was constructed of long ash planks, with lime and hazel posts spaced along three-metre intervals. According to Coles, the heavy planks of the Post Track were rarely pegged.[7][8] The track follows closely in line with the Sweet Track and, before the planks were dated, it was posited that it served as a construction platform for the Sweet Track.[9][10] It is speculated that it led to places of spiritual significance. It is likely that the route was intended to be a permanent fixture, with the track being updated, maintained, and eventually replaced as it succumbed to the elements.[11] Some of the wood planks were also reused in the Sweet Track when it was built, making the specific dating more complex.[12]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sweet Track". Severn Estuary Levels Research Committee. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Brunning, Richard (2006). "A window on the past – The prehistoric archaeology of the Somerset Moors". In Hill-Cottingham, Pat; Briggs, Derek; Brunning, Richard; King, Andy; Rix, Graham (eds.). The Somerset Wetlands: An ever changing environment. Wellington, Somerset: Somerset Books. pp. 40–41. ISBN 978-0-86183-432-7.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Coles, Bryony and John (1986). Sweet Track to Glastonbury: The Somerset Levels in Prehistory. New York: Thames and Hudson. pp. 46–47. LCCN 85-51949.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."10740: Post Track, Shapwick Heath". South West Heritage Trust. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ A. W. R. Whittle Europe in the Neolithic: the creation of new worlds; pg. 236 (via books.google.com)
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Coles, J.M.; Coles, B.J. (1990). "Dendrochronology of the English Neolithic : Part 11: the Sweet Track date" (PDF). Antiquity. 64 (243): 216–. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2023.
See also
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