dendrochronological

Examples

• All

• Many and diverse are the "facts" that are mustered in defense of one or the other claimant; dendrochronological analysis, for example, reveals that the Philadelphia version, painted in oils on parchment and attached to a wooden panel, was cut from the same tree as two authenticated portraits by van Eyck.

  Academic text (2002)

• In the trench, I worked with a small team of Russian students collecting wood samples for dendrochronological dating, which could prove key in the final interpretation of the site.

  Academic text (2010)

• Dendrochronological analysis shows the oldest wood was cut during the winter of 1749-50, confirming the date of the building's original construction.

  Academic text (2011)

• dendrochronological studies of ancient trees help scientists understand past climate conditions.

• The dendrochronological analysis indicated that the timber used in the cabin was from a tree that grew more than a century ago.

• Through dendrochronological methods, researchers were able to determine the exact year the tree was felled.

Synonyms

C

chronometric

vsdendrochronological

• Specialized

8.2

Used to find the real age of objects, for example in archaeology

uses tree rings to date events as specific technique rather than general methods

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology