Dendrochronology
Dublin Core
Title
Dendrochronology
Subject
Mug House
Dendrochronology
Tree Ring Dating
Description
At Mug House: Ranger Jill explains how dendrochronology, or tree-ring dating, is used by researchers to date archeological sites, including the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings.
Dendrochronology (dendro = tree, chron = time, ology = a science), or tree-ring dating, is a scientific tool tool that allows archeologists to find out when buildings were constructed, remodeled, and sometimes, abandoned. Although tree-ring dating itself is not an artifact, the wood that is being studied by archeologists are indeed, artifacts.
Researchers at Mesa Verde National Park and the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research at the University of Arizona have used dendrochronology since 1923. This research is a great tool to discover when an ancient community or structure within a community was built. This is especially useful for places like the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings, where some of the wood used in their construction have been preserved for hundreds of years.
Dendrochronology (dendro = tree, chron = time, ology = a science), or tree-ring dating, is a scientific tool tool that allows archeologists to find out when buildings were constructed, remodeled, and sometimes, abandoned. Although tree-ring dating itself is not an artifact, the wood that is being studied by archeologists are indeed, artifacts.
Researchers at Mesa Verde National Park and the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research at the University of Arizona have used dendrochronology since 1923. This research is a great tool to discover when an ancient community or structure within a community was built. This is especially useful for places like the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings, where some of the wood used in their construction have been preserved for hundreds of years.
Creator
Mesa Verde National Park Service
Source
https://www.nps.gov/meve/learn/education/tree-rings.htm
Publisher
National Park Service
Date
6/28/2021
Language
English
Type
Video
Files
Collection
Citation
Mesa Verde National Park Service , “Dendrochronology ,” Dominican University SOIS Omeka Site, accessed November 18, 2024, http://108.166.64.190/omeka222/items/show/2491.