▁today , ▁although ▁much ▁reduced . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁occupied ▁since ▁the ▁Ne ol ith ic ▁when ▁people ▁explo ited ▁the ▁re ed sw amps ▁for ▁their ▁natural ▁resources ▁and ▁started ▁to ▁construct ▁wooden ▁track ways ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁S weet ▁and ▁Post ▁Tra cks . ▁The ▁S weet ▁Track , ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁pe at ▁d igger ▁who ▁discovered ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁ 3 8 0 0 s ▁BC , ▁is ▁the ▁world ' s ▁oldest ▁tim ber ▁track way , ▁once ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁world ' s ▁oldest ▁engine ered ▁road way . ▁The ▁track ▁was ▁built ▁between ▁what ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 4 th   mill en ni um ▁BC ▁an ▁island ▁at ▁West h ay ▁and ▁a ▁r idge ▁of ▁high ▁ground ▁at ▁Sh ap wick , ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁River ▁Br ue . ▁The ▁remains ▁of ▁similar ▁tracks ▁have ▁been ▁un cover ed ▁nearby , ▁connecting ▁settlement s ▁on ▁the ▁pe at ▁bog ▁including ▁the ▁H one yg ore , ▁Abb ot ts ▁Way , ▁B ells , ▁B akers , ▁West h ay ▁and ▁N id ons ▁track ways . ▁ ▁The ▁Level s ▁contain ▁the ▁best - pres erved ▁pre histor ic ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁G last on bury ▁Lake ▁Village , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁two ▁others ▁at ▁Me are ▁Lake ▁Village . ▁Disc over ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁by ▁Arthur ▁Bul leid