272 Pages
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Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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The analysis of tree-ring patterns, or dendrochronology, is a very exact science and an important dating technique. The basis of the method is misleadingly simple: that overlap of successive older ring patterns can generate a master chronology and samples of unknown age can then be checked against this.
This book, published originally in 1982, traces the development of a specific project from... Read more
Preface Introduction 1. Dendrochronology: An Outline History 2. Oak Growth and Ring Measurement 3. The Practicalities of Dendrochronology 4. Modern Oaks: The Anchor in Time 5. Extension of the Belfast Modern Chronology 6. Confirmation of the Belfast Chronology 7. Extension to the Medieval Period 8. Medieval Dating Examples 9. Early Medieval Chronology 10. Prehistoric Dendrochronology 11. Gaps in Tree-ring Chronologies 12. Applications 13. Future Developments. Appendices
Biography
Baillie, M.G.L.
