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What is Dendrochronology?


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Dendrochronology:

  1. Dendrochronology (dendron= tree, khronos= time, logia= the study of ) is the science that deals with dating and the study of annual growth increments in trees and shrubs.
  2. It was founded by Andrew E. Douglas in the 1920s.
  3. It is also known as Tree-ring dating.
  4. It is useful in Radiocarbon dating, Archaeology, and Paleontology.

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