Middle Neolithic trackway A20 at Kastbjerg Å

• DOI: 10.7146/dja.v13i1.137091
• Publication Date: 2024-01-30T01:01:11Z
• Authors: Jesper Olsen; Bo Madsen; Marie Kanstrup; Carsten Korthauer; Lutz Klassen
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences

In 2015-2017, East Jutland Museum excavated a series of well-preserved prehistoric and early historic trackways at Kastbjerg Å in the river valley (eastern Jutland, Denmark). this article, we will present earliest situ preserved structures, Middle Neolithic trackway A20, high-precision dating structure. Dendrochronological wood sequences provides very precise ages for archaeological timbers from buildings or such as bridges ships. This is not possible, however, when dendrochronological samples lack sapwood, if sequence has too few rings to provide definite placement on master curve, falls outside range curves species suitable analysis. Here, date an alder tree A20 using radiocarbon wiggle-match method 2911 ±5 BC. The function significance crossing site are discussed light European parallels regional cultural context.