Overview

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Overview

• Dr. James H. Speer

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Dendrochronology

• Dendro - from the Greek word Dendron meaning
  tree.
• Chronology The science that deals with time and
  the assignment of dates to particular events.

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The Principle of Crossdating
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A.E. Douglas
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Subfields of Dendrochronology

• Dendroarchaeology Dating of Archaeological
  dwellings.
• Dendroclimatology Developing a record of past
  climate.
• Dendrogeomorphology Dating land movements such
  as landslides in the past.
• Dendrohydrology Creating a record of past water
  availability and flooding.
• Dendroglaciology Dating past movements of
  glaciers.
• Dendrovolcanology Dating the past eruptions of
  volcanoes.
• Dendrochemistry Using tree rings as a monitor
  of the chemical makeup of the soil.
• Dendroecology Recording ecological processes
  such as tree-line movement, insect outbreaks, or
  movement of invasive tree species.
• Dendropyrochronology Dating the past occurrence
  of forest fires.
• Dendroentochronology The use of tree rings to
  reconstruct past population levels of insects.
• Dendromastecology The use of tree rings to
  reconstruct fruiting events in trees.

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Archaeological Uses For Dendrochronology

• Construction Dates
• Culturally Modifies Trees
• Dating Musical Instruments

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Archaeological Dating
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Peel-Bark Trees
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The Messiah Violin
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The Messiah Violin
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Dating the Messiah Violin
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Ecological Uses of Dendrochronology

• Fire History Reconstruction
• Insect Outbreak Reconstruction
• Stand-Age Structure
• Mast Reconstruction

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Dating Insect Outbreaks
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Pandora Moth Signature
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Reconstruct Fruiting in Trees
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The Importance of Mast
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Mast Traps in the Southeastern US
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Surface Fire
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Season of Fires
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Fire Scar
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Climatological Uses For Dendrochronology

• Temperature Reconstruction
• Precipitation Reconstruction

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Methuselah Grove
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Bristlecone Pine
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Giant Sequoia
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Climate Reconstruction in Hoosier NF
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Tree Rings in the Tropics
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Tropical Tree Rings
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Geologic Uses For Dendrochronology

• Glacier Reconstruction
• Dating Past Volcanic Events
• Dating Past Earthquakes
• Dating Mass Movements
• Landslides
• Mudflows
• Soil Creep

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Dating Glacier Movement
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Western Red Cedar
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Western Red Cedar