Contents
List of Illustrations
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Cross Section of a Stem
Annual Ring Structure
The Effect of Site on Tree Growth
Cross Dating
Locally Absent Rings
Double Rings
Termination of Growth
Recording Site Information
Removing Samples from a Site
Boring Tool for Archaeological Work
Selecting the Tree
Coring the Tree
Handling the Core
Cutting the Bulk Wood Specimen
Surfacing Wood Specimens
Preparing and Surfacing Charcoal Specimens
Mounting the Core
Surfacing the Core
The Skeleton Plot
The Composite Skeleton Plot
Dating the Specimens
Methods Used for Marking a Series of Dated Specimens
Basic Steps in Chronology Building
Plotting Ring Widths and Growth Curve
Computing Annual Ring Indices
Constructing and Using the Master Chronology
Archaeology
General
Tree-Ring Studies
Index