Describe how tree ring dating works.

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Richard Todd · Answer 1 · 2021-10-21T11:58:58+0000

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Dendrochronology is the field of study and scientific method that focuses on dating tree rings the the exact year they were formed.

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The way this works is that for each growth season that the tree lives through it gains another ring. Therefore, the more rings a tree has, the older it is. Furthermore, the information provided can be used on a wide variety of studies such as that of climate change for example.

Braudy · Answer 2 · 2021-10-24T16:04:03+0000

Answer: Dendrochronology is useful for determining the precise age of samples, especially those that are too recent for radiocarbon dating, which always produces a range rather than an exact date. The only way to tell the trees is to take a live sample of the tree

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