The dramatic development of European oak chronologies over the last ten years parallels and supplements the bristlecone-pine chronology in the United States. Dendrochronologists can now provide a wood sample - a time capsule of biological material - for any calendar date over the last seven millennia from two continents.
For archaeologists, resigned to the imprecision of radiocarbon dating, the implications are profound. For the first time it is possible to establish precise dates for prehistoric events. Similarly, we have an independent and scientifically objective way of testing historical accounts, such as the traditional Egyptian chronology. Equally fundamental are the insights provided by the related disciplines of dendroecology and dendroclimatology. The Bronze Age eruption of Santorini and the AD 540 `event' are explored as fascinating case studies.
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A Slice Through Time: Dendrochronology and Precision Dating by M. G. L. Baillie
A Slice Through Time: Dendrochronology and Precision Dating by M. G. L. Baillie
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A Slice Through Time: Dendrochronology and Precision Dating by M. G. L. Baillie
Publisher: Routledge
Binding: Paperback
Copyright Date: 1995
Pub Date: September 05, 1995
Physical Info: 0.38" H x 9.69" L x 7.44" W (0.73 lbs) 180 pages
Drawing on a further decade of research by himself and others, Mike Baillie not only brings the pre-1980 story up to date, but demonstrates the wide and exciting applications of this comparatively new science.
Professor Mike Baille works at the Palaeoecology Centre, Queen's University, Belfast, one of Europe's leading research institutes for dendrochronological studies. He has written many articles on the subject and his 1982 book Tree-ring Dating and Archaeology described the early development of this revolutionary new science.
