Tree-Ring Dating and Radiocarbon Calibration in South-Central Europe

1 January 1980

journal article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Radiocarbon

Vol. 22 (2) , 219-226
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033822200009486

Abstract

Radiocarbon variations between 3900 and 2800 bc have been established in La Jolla and Groningen using oak tree rings from a 2350-year floating oak series. Comparison of these variations with the bristlecone pine ¹⁴C variations provides precise ages for tree-ring dates of Neolithic settlements of Switzerland and Germany over a period of 1400 years. ¹⁴C variations measured in Heidelberg in absolutely dated oak-ring series from ad 250 to 720 show trends similar to those of long-term growth variation of oaks during the same period of time. The influence of the climatic regime on oak growth of this period is discussed.

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