A sample of oak ship hull timber found on the Razende Bol island near Texel. The last tree ring dates to 1539, indicating the wood was felled sometime after 1548, likely within the 16th century. The dataset was contributed by Sjoerd van Daalen and harvested by DataverseNL.
Use Cases
- Date historical shipwrecks based on the dendrochronological analysis of the timber.
- Study 16th-century wood sourcing and shipbuilding practices based on the described timber sample.
- Correlate maritime archaeological finds with historical climate records based on the tree-ring data.
Strengths
- The last tree ring provides a precise terminus post quem date of 1539.
- The wood sample is identified as oak (Quercus sp.) ship hull timber.
- The dataset includes a specific geographic origin: Razende Bol island near Texel.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- DataverseNL Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- A sample was sawn from a piece of washed-up oak ship hull for dendrochronological research.
- Time Range
- Wood felled after 1548, likely in the 16th century.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-29 06:10:30; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Razende Bol island, near Texel, Netherlands.