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Tree-Ring Dating and Archaeology in the American Southwest

The relationship between archaeology and tree-ring dating, or dendrochronology, is reviewed. Until the past decade, the applications of tree-ring dating to archaeological problems had not been thoroughly exploited. Now, in addition to providing the most precise dating control in the world, dendrochronology is making contributions to behavioral archaeology and to the reconstruction of past environments.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/260335
Date January 1976
CreatorsRobinson, William J.
ContributorsLaboratory of Tree-Ring Research, The University of Arizona
PublisherTree-Ring Society
Source SetsUniversity of Arizona
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeArticle
RightsCopyright © Tree-Ring Society. All rights reserved.
Relationhttp://www.treeringsociety.org

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