Fundamentals of Tree-Ring Research

Robust Juniperus spp. tree-ring chronologies from Kültepe, Acemhöyük, and Karahöyük Konya securely crossdate following standard dendrochronological methods and evaluation, both within and between sites, and combine into a robust floating 300-year MBA juniper chronology.

“Robust Juniperus spp. tree-ring chronologies from three Middle Bronze Age (MBA) sites in Anatolia (Fig 2)–Kültepe (KUL) and Acemhöyük (ACM), plus one other site, Karahöyük Konya (KBK) [20, 23, 31] (and see Section A in S1 File)–do securely crossdate following standard dendrochronological methods and evaluation [32–39], both within and between sites with no doubt as to veracity”

The part of the chronology linking Gordion and Porsuk contains very low sample depth-just 1 or 2 trees in the Gordion chronology-too few for any secure crossdating following standard dendrochronological methods, making the best available match highly tentative at best.

“First, the part of the chronology linking Gordion and Porsuk contains very low sample depth–with just 1 or 2 trees in the Gordion chronology (Fig 3, Figures A, B in S1 File)–too few for any secure crossdating following standard dendrochronological methods [32–35]”