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Dendrochronology

Meaning in history, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In history, dendrochronology means: Dating and studying wood through patterns in annual tree-ring growth.

In Turkish: dendrokronoloji, ağaç halkalarıyla tarihlendirme

How it is used

A ring date concerns tree growth; missing outer rings or reused timber complicate construction dates.

Example sentences

  1. Dendrochronology matched the beam's ring pattern to a regional sequence.

    Matching growth patterns connects the wood to a dated reference.

  2. Reused beams limited what dendrochronology could establish about the new roof.

    The tree's age and the building phase need not coincide.

Common collocations

  • dendrochronological dating
  • apply dendrochronology
  • radiocarbon datingA scientific method that estimates the age of organic material such as wood, bone or seeds by measuring how much radioactive carbon-14 is left in it.
  • chronologyThe order in which events happened, or a list or table that sets out events and their dates in that order.

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