dendrochronology
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dendrochronology (uncountable)
(biology, archaeology) The science that uses the spacing between the annual growth rings of trees to date their exact year of formation.
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The English polymath Charles Babbage proposed using dendrochronology to date the remains of trees in peat bogs or even in geological strata (1835, 1838).
It has been dated by dendrochronology to the year 290. In the 3rd century there was a small Christian community outside the walls around what was to become the Abbey of Saint-Ruf.
Since there are few documents on site with datable contents (such as an Egyptian scarab ) and since no dendrochronology has yet been performed upon the remains here, the events are listed here according to Helladic period material culture.
Building history The dating of buildings with wooden structures and components has also been done by using dendrochronology.
Dateable Greek pottery and analysis employing scientific techniques such as dendrochronology and thermoluminescence help provide date ranges for an absolute chronology at some La Tène sites.
The dating of building via dendrochronology thus requires knowledge of the history of building technology. citation Examples: * cliff dwellings of Native Americans in the arid U.S. Southwest.