Tree Ring Chronology from Vyazma Archaeological Site in Russia

NOAA's Paleoclimatology archive provides a tree-ring chronology from the Vyazma archaeological site in Russia, Eastern Europe. The data covers a 232-year period from 876 to 644 calendar years before present. This study was contributed to the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate conditions by analyzing annual tree-ring width variations.
• Establish calendar dates for archaeological artifacts or structures at the Vyazma site using dendrochronological cross-dating.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating sequences for the 876-644 BP period with the tree-ring series.
• Analyze growth anomalies in the ring series to identify historical environmental events like droughts or frosts.

Strengths

• Data spans a continuous 232-year period (876 to 644 BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The exact sample size, number of tree cores, and replication statistics are unknown.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single archaeological site in Vyazma, Russia.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

876 to 644 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Vyazma archaeological site, Russia, Eastern Europe.