#treerings

[handcraftedloghomes]

It's #TimberTuesday!

Today we are looking at the very old rings in an old tree, and not just the rings but where it's dark, those are called "burn scars". By looking at the old tree rings, you can actually see how many fires there have been in the past 500 years!

[wtfearth123]

Tree rings reveal the secrets of the past and the present. They can show us the age of a tree, the climate conditions it experienced, and even the history of human civilizations that used its wood.

[sherdnerdcollective]

Put a Ring On It: A Brief Overview of Dendrochronology

Reblogged on WordPress.com

This week I’m teaching my students about the different methods archaeologists use to figure out how old an artifact and/or site could be, like radiocarbon dating to thermoluminescence.  One of my favorite kinds of methods is dendrochronology, also known as ‘tree-ring dating.’ Trees typically produce a distinct thin or thick growth ring per year, depending on the weather.  A wet year will produce a thick ring, while a dry year will produce a thin ring.  Why is that important?  Well, those rings can help date an archaeological site (something specific, like 735 AD!)!  On top of that, tree rings can help us understand past and present environmental processes and conditions (UA Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research), like climate change. [Read more]

[ash-from-dust]

#ring ..s. on a tree. If you cut it. To have a werewolf/dryad baby. . . . #inktober #inktober2019 #inktoberday1 #day01 #ballpointpen #werewolf #wolf #rings #treerings #dryad #ladieslovingladies #thescariestneighborhood #creatures #girlfriends https://www.instagram.com/p/B3FjB9Wj7Mj/?igshid=aekjrp2sojf2

[los-plantalones]

Inktober Day 13 - Ash/Snail

I liked both words so… mashup? Snail with an ash tree shell. 🐌🌳

[illustratedbyjass-oldaccount]

Inktober day 1 “Ring”

[reptilecharlie90]

A little wire and bead tree that I recently made, and a tree ring painting that matches it. #stfranceofassisi #wiretree #treerings #watercolorpainting #scuplture https://www.instagram.com/p/B0PU5Nen-Io/?igshid=z700ijwzlk9o

[iansullivancant]

Tree rings