#tree-ring dating

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https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-94-009-1273-1

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Drought encouraged Attila’s Huns to attack the Roman empire, tree rings suggest

Hunnic peoples migrated westward across Eurasia, switched between farming and herding, and became violent raiders in response to severe drou

Dendrochronology - really fascinating science.

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MVAC Research Intern Cindy Kocik discusses dendrochronology (tree-ring dating). This technique provides an effective and accurate tool for archaeologists to date wood objects and structures. Dendrochronology involves observing and analyzing patterns in the widths of annual tree-rings. When these patterns match with calendar-dated wood specimens, a process called crossdating, it becomes possible to assign a calendar year to each growth ring. The years of the outermost rings, the last the tree grew, can then aid in determining construction dates, as shown here with a case study from New York State. Analyses can also offer insight into where the trees the wood came from originally grew, climate trends, and the timing of ecological events like forest fires.

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https://uapress.arizona.edu/book/an-introduction-to-tree-ring-dating

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The Association for Tree-Ring Research (ATR) is an international scientific organization that aims to promote tree-ring research, education and public outreach. The ATR seeks to foster research projects, to build bridges, and to facilitate knowledge exchange between the different scientific disciplines working with tree rings and associated fields of science (e.g., forestry, archaeology, global change ecology). The Association has a strong commitment to disseminate knowledge about dendrochronology to the general public, and to strengthen the policy-science dialogue.

Association for Tree-Ring Research

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https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-94-015-7879-0