Publication

1999 - University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City, Utah

Language

English

Word Count

73,500 words, Guess

Page Count

294 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads1217551
  • LibraryThing2981045

Classifications

  • DDC930.1/028/5
  • LCCCC78.3 .N37 1999

Description

Dendrochronology, the science of assigning precise calendar dates to annual growth rings in trees, emerged to provide accurate, reliable dates at a time when North American archaeologists had no absolute dating techniques to frame their analyses. Time, Trees, and Prehistory examines the growth, development, and application of North American tree-ring dating when it was the only reliable chronometric yardstick. Time, Trees, and Prehistory examines archaeological practices of the 1920s, 30s, and 40s and demonstrates that tree-ring dating set the stage that enabled revolutionary developments in archaeological interpretation in succeeding decades.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryTree-ringsArchaeologyAntiquitiesDendrochronologyArchaeology, historyArchaeology, methodology

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