Stem Lecture Support of Leaves, Flowers, Fruits Conduction of Water, Minerals, Sugars, etc. Photosynthesis Storage Defense Functions.
Dendrochronology Sean D. Pitman, M.D. March 2006 Methuselah Tree Dated at 4,767 years old The Oldest Living Thing.
The Earliest People Chapter 2. Prehistory Time before written records So how do we know what happened? – Archaeologists and Anthropologists – Artifacts,
Laboratory Methods in Dendrochronology. Now, let’s take our wood samples back to the laboratory:Now, let’s take our wood samples back to the laboratory:
Mike Baillie Professor Emeritus School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology Queen’s University Belfast Tree-rings suggest that Celtic myths may.
Climate Variables used in Dendrochronology. Tree-ring data are just one type of many proxies of past climate.
Absolute Age Determining How Old Geologic Features Are.
UNIT 2 Archaeology and Physical Anthropology – Studying the Past.
Dendrochronology. Dendroecology Dendroecology uses dated tree rings to study ecological events such as fire and insect outbreaks Was developed by Theodor.
THE CLIMATE RECORD & SEVERE WEATHER CLIMATOLOGY.
PRINCIPLES OF DENDROCHRONOLOGY Set of principles or “scientific rules” Some are specific to dendrochronology –Tree selection Others are basic to many disciplines.