dendrochronology
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They will use dendrochronology, also known as tree ring dating, where the rings in the wood are counted to establish the age of a tree.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024
Fortunately, the field of dendrochronology can come to the rescue.
From Scientific American • Sep. 27, 2023
The tree-ring aging confirmed the historical record, said Mr. Dyer, who said he hopes dendrochronology will continue to offer insights into the identities of other shipwrecks.
From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2022
In the hopes of pinning down the age of the Americas’ only confirmed Viking settlement, Dee and his colleagues turned to the unlikely marriage of dendrochronology — the study of tree rings — and astrophysics.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2021
One of the advantages of dendrochronology is that, providing reliable reference records are available, the technique can be used to date events to the nearest year.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
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