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dendrochronology

[den-droh-kruh-nol-uh-jee] / ˌdɛn droʊ krəˈnɒl ə dʒi /


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They will use dendrochronology, also known as tree ring dating, where the rings in the wood are counted to establish the age of a tree.

From BBC Sep. 25, 2024

Fortunately, the field of dendrochronology can come to the rescue.

From Scientific American Sep. 27, 2023

The tree-ring aging confirmed the historical record, said Mr. Dyer, who said he hopes dendrochronology will continue to offer insights into the identities of other shipwrecks.

From New York Times Sep. 7, 2022

In the hopes of pinning down the age of the Americas’ only confirmed Viking settlement, Dee and his colleagues turned to the unlikely marriage of dendrochronology — the study of tree rings — and astrophysics.

From Seattle Times Oct. 21, 2021

Two that are widely used are dendrochronology and magnetic chronology.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2015




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