The Method
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Dendrochronology as a scientific method for the dating of wood, depends on the fact that trees build annual rings which vary in shape from one year to another. …
Heartwood, sapwood, wane
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In central Europe four species of trees prevail in utilization for house building: Oak, spruce, fir and pine. Two of these, oak and pine, show a difference …
Dating process
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The procedure of Dendrochronology rests upon the fact that there is a different increment in a trees growth depending on location-based influences. A major …
Certainty of datings
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A question frequently addressed to Dendrochronology is: How certain is a certified dating effectively? To answer this question we have to deal with the value …
Statistical evaluation
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Today the determination of synchronicities is made aided by software. In contrast to the graphical comparison aided only by a light table from the very …
Sample quality
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In general a sample can merely be dated with a sufficient degree of statistical coverage, if it has a quantity of at least 60-70 annual rings. Only in …
Interpretation of datings
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A dendrochronological dating of samples from a building provides us with the year the tree was cut but does not indicate the year the building was erected. …