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dendrochronology [ˌdɛndrəʊkrəˈnɒlədʒɪ] n (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the study of the annual rings of trees, used esp to date past events dendrochronological [ˌdɛndrəʊˌkrɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] adj dendrochronologist n
dendrochronology the science of fixing dates in the past by the study of growth rings in trees. — dendrochronologist, n. — dendrochronological, adj. See also: Timethe study of annual rings in trees to determine their age, climatic and other conditions and changes that might have affected them, etc. — dendrochronologist, n. — dendrochronological, adj. See also: Trees
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Using dendrochronology for the dating of land surfaces. Specialist appendices include the stone and ceramic building material, Roman pottery, accessioned finds, plant remains, animal bone, dendrochronology, and radiocarbon dating. In order to measure and date samples, well-known dendrochronology programs in Europe, such as TSAP (Time Series Analysis) (Rinntech) and CATRAS (Computer Aided Tree Ring Analysis System), were used (Aniol 1983, 46). |
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