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The archaeologists used dendrochronology—the study of tree rings—to establish that the timbers of the ship were harvested from oak trees sometime between 1690 and 1695.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
Archaeologists used dendrochronology, the study of tree rings, to determine the ship was built in the mid-1700s with wood sourced from the south of England.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2025
Particularly useful to the scientist were tree rings that can reveal ancient atmospheric conditions.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 13 June 2025
Scientists can study tree rings and ice cores to get a basic sense of solar activity before observations began, but these data are less detailed and don’t provide precise sunspot counts.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 May 2025
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
Archaeologists used dendrochronology, the study of tree rings, to determine the ship was built in the mid-1700s with wood sourced from the south of England.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2025
Particularly useful to the scientist were tree rings that can reveal ancient atmospheric conditions.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 13 June 2025
Scientists can study tree rings and ice cores to get a basic sense of solar activity before observations began, but these data are less detailed and don’t provide precise sunspot counts.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 May 2025
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“Tree ring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tree%20ring. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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