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Vinony

dendroarchaeology

noun

  1. the use of growth rings in trees to date when timber was felled, transported, processed, and used for construction
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Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek δένδρον (déndron) English dendr- English dendro- Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía) Ancient Greek ἀρχαιολογίᾱ (arkhaiologíā) English archaeology English dendroarchaeology From dendro- + archaeology.

  1. the science that uses dendrochronology to date wooden material from archaeological sites