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Yearly tree-ring width sequences can be used for dendrochronological analysis, i.e., establishing the exact year in which each ring was formed (Stokes and Smiley, 1968; Baillie, 1982). This method has proved as a very useful dating tool in archaeological as well as ecological investigations (Creber, 1977). Measuring of tree-ring widths is traditionally carried out on cross-sections, which require some surface preparation before tree rings are readable (Schweingruber, 1988). For valuable wood samples (e.g., tools, vessels, wood-carvings from archaeological sites, art history) this method is not applicable.
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Oberhuber, W., Knapp, R. (2000). The bow of the Tyrolean Iceman: A dendrological investigation by computed tomography. In: Bortenschlager, S., Oeggl, K. (eds) The Iceman and his Natural Environment. The Man in the Ice, vol 4. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6758-8_5
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