The world is full of incredible archaeological sites, inspiring historic figures, and breathtaking ancient artefacts. But what about those everyday objects that have become so essential to our daily life that we don't even notice them any more? In this podcast, professional archaeologist and journalist Dr Matilda Siebrecht explores the deep history and archaeological origins of the most familiar objects and crafts, sometimes enlisting the help of an expert guest speaker to really dig into the topic. Ever wanted to find out the history of the simple notebook? What the ancient equivalent of a computer was? When we started using doors? Then plug in your headphones, grab your hot beverage of choice, and tune in!
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The world is full of incredible archaeological sites, inspiring historic figures, and breathtaking ancient artefacts. But what about those everyday objects that have become so essential to our daily life that we don't even notice them any more? In this podcast, professional archaeologist and journalist Dr Matilda Siebrecht explores the deep history and archaeological origins of the most familiar objects and crafts, sometimes enlisting the help of an expert guest speaker to really dig into the topic. Ever wanted to find out the history of the simple notebook? What the ancient equivalent of a computer was? When we started using doors? Then plug in your headphones, grab your hot beverage of choice, and tune in!
How to date an archaeologist: Dendrochronology - Ep 29
Tea-Break Archaeology
23 minutes 1 second
1 year ago
How to date an archaeologist: Dendrochronology - Ep 29
It's time for the next installment of Tea-break Time Travel Training and this month we're showing the trees some love and looking into the details of dendrochronology! It seems like a simple concept but how much do you really know about tree rings? How do they form? How can we use them to date a site that's thousands of years old? And what does all this have to do with solar flares? Tune in to find out these answers and more!
Transcripts
* For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/teabreak/29
Links
* Paper: Dendrochronology and Other Applications of Tree-ring Studies in Archaeology [https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=8046cb95f48fb52b32368e6f80f3bbfef0a0f20d]
* Paper: Archaeological dendrochronology [https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=9aab8b4cd4532500eab47439fc76c2d84b58883f]
* Dendrochronology paper from A. E. Douglass [https://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/~ellisqm/outgoing/dendroecology2014/readings/douglass1941.pdf]
* Information on growth rings [https://extension.psu.edu/what-exactly-are-growth-rings]
* Divergence Problem [https://www.dora.lib4ri.ch/wsl/islandora/object/wsl%3A10100/datastream/PDF/Kaczka-2009-TRACE._Tree_Rings_in_Archaeology%2C-%28published_version%29.pdf#page=214]
* Future of Dendrochronology [https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=bc49f57155d6f6ea20d48eb1601b5acf95a186e9]
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Tea-Break Archaeology
The world is full of incredible archaeological sites, inspiring historic figures, and breathtaking ancient artefacts. But what about those everyday objects that have become so essential to our daily life that we don't even notice them any more? In this podcast, professional archaeologist and journalist Dr Matilda Siebrecht explores the deep history and archaeological origins of the most familiar objects and crafts, sometimes enlisting the help of an expert guest speaker to really dig into the topic. Ever wanted to find out the history of the simple notebook? What the ancient equivalent of a computer was? When we started using doors? Then plug in your headphones, grab your hot beverage of choice, and tune in!
