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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
But measurements before 1900 were sparse, and Esper says the tree rings suggest the actual pre-industrial era was a bit cooler.
—F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 17 May 2024
These include things like the size of annual tree rings or the ratio of oxygen isotopes found in ice.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 May 2024
But the proxy data from the longest tree ring records can take temperatures back over 2,000 years to year 1 CE.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 May 2024
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Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 26 June 2024
But measurements before 1900 were sparse, and Esper says the tree rings suggest the actual pre-industrial era was a bit cooler.
—F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 17 May 2024
These include things like the size of annual tree rings or the ratio of oxygen isotopes found in ice.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 May 2024
But the proxy data from the longest tree ring records can take temperatures back over 2,000 years to year 1 CE.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 May 2024
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“Tree ring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tree%20ring. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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