Featuring dendrochronological data from wooden samples taken from three ancient water wells discovered during an archaeological survey in Koekelare. The analysis includes samples from oak (Quercus spp.) well casings, with specific dating results for wells labeled spoornr. 9013 and spoornr. 10048. One well was dated to the transition between the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC, while another was dated to the early 12th century AD.
Use Cases
- Analyze the distribution of felling seasons (e.g., autumn/winter 1094/95, spring 1097) from the wankant data on multiple samples to infer wood procurement practices.
- Cross-reference the dating results for spoornr. 9013 (post-172 BC) and spoornr. 10048 (early 12th century) to study regional settlement chronology.
- Examine the composition of the master curve (25.085.M02) constructed from eight measurements to assess the reliability of early 12th-century dating.
- Investigate the hypothesis of a wood stockpile by correlating the multiple felling seasons recorded for spoornr. 10048 with historical construction timelines.
Strengths
- Provides specific dendrochronological dating for two of the three discovered wells, including a precise early 12th-century date.
- Includes detailed felling season data (e.g., autumn/winter 1094/95) for multiple samples from one well, offering high-resolution temporal insights.
- The analysis is based on a defined set of samples: three from spoornr. 6002, four from spoornr. 9013, and nine from spoornr. 10048.
Limitations
- No dating results were obtained for the samples from spoornr. 6002, limiting the dataset's completeness for that feature.
- For the well dated to the 2nd/3rd century BC, only a lower bound for the felling interval (after 172 BC) could be determined due to missing sapwood.
- The dataset's structure, column names, and sample data are unavailable, hindering immediate analytical use.
Provenance
- Source
- DataverseNL Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Archaeological survey and subsequent dendrochronological sampling of wooden well casings.
- Time Range
- Transition between 2nd/3rd century BC to early 12th century AD, based on dated samples.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Hovaerestraat, Koekelare, Belgium.