dendrochronology
noun
den·dro·chro·nol·o·gy
ˌden-(ˌ)drō-krə-ˈnä-lə-jē 
: the science of dating events and variations in environment in former periods by comparative study of growth rings in trees and aged wood
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By using radiocarbon dating — a method used to determine the age of organic materials, such as wood from trees — and dendrochronology, the science of dating tree rings, the researchers of the new study determined the Kyrenia’s sinking occurred between 296 BC and 271 BC.
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Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 26 June 2024
Researchers have been able to determine the exact time of year the trees were felled using dendrochronology, a method of using the lines from tree rings to determine age and environmental conditions.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
Using dendrochronology techniques, Black has made chronologies of climate shifts in the north Pacific over the last 500 years.
—The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2024
Through dendrochronology, the science of dating tree rings, it was determined that logs used to build the cabin at 417 Jonathan St. were chopped down as early as the winter of 1739, Redding said, and put to use elsewhere before the Jonathan Street home was constructed.
—Abigail Gruskin, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2024
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Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 26 June 2024
Researchers have been able to determine the exact time of year the trees were felled using dendrochronology, a method of using the lines from tree rings to determine age and environmental conditions.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
Using dendrochronology techniques, Black has made chronologies of climate shifts in the north Pacific over the last 500 years.
—The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2024
Through dendrochronology, the science of dating tree rings, it was determined that logs used to build the cabin at 417 Jonathan St. were chopped down as early as the winter of 1739, Redding said, and put to use elsewhere before the Jonathan Street home was constructed.
—Abigail Gruskin, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2024
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“Dendrochronology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dendrochronology. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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