Dendrochronological Investigations in the Aegean and Neighboring Regions, 1983-1986
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In the four years of dendrochronological investigation covered by this report we have increased the number of sites studied and samples collected by about 70%, extending the scope of prospecting beyond Greece and Turkey to Yugoslavia and Italy, and including prehistoric, ancient, and medieval sites as well as natural forest and riverine wood. The number of samples that can be crossdated has now almost doubled, and a revised absolute oak master chronology for the region now extends from the present to A.C. 1073. The upgrading of computer facilities and the addition of new long sequences has required a forward correction by 35 years of the absolute oak chronology for all sets heretofore dated before 1546. We now have a sufficient number of samples with bark or terminal growth ring for preliminary statistics on the distribution of Aegean oak sapwood, ultimately essential for felling year estimation and archaeological interpretation. The total number of dated oak samples is also large enough for a first synopsis of sample abundance in the region studied. Both of these results differ from those obtained by others for Northern Europe and the British Isles.
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In the pre-modern world there is little evidence that timber was not used more or less immediately in roughhewn situations, especially when no lengthy transport is involved.
“In the pre-modern world there is little evidence that timber was not used more or less immediately (with ‘seasoning’, where mentioned, usually meaning literally after a season, so within 0–1 year of felling) in such roughhewn situations [71, 72] and especially when no lengthy transport is involved”
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- Authors
- Kuniholm, P. I., & Striker, C. L.
- Affiliations
- Cornell University (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- ORCID
- Kuniholm, Peter Ian
- Venue
- Journal of Field Archaeology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1987-01
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 385-398
- ISSN
- 0093-4690 (ISSN-L)
- 2042-4582
- OpenAlex
- W2918067993
- Cited by
- 53
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 4 · 2014: 5 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 1.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Field Archaeology (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Science Foundation
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- Samuel H. Kress Foundation
- National Geographic Society
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Tree-ring climate responses
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- Keywords
- dendrochronology, Aegean region, cross-dating, ancient wood, medieval wood
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