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dc.contributor.authorLeavitt, Steven W.
dc.contributor.authorBannister, Bryant
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-11T21:22:44Z
dc.date.available2021-02-11T21:22:44Z
dc.date.issued2009-01-01
dc.identifier.citationLeavitt, S. W., & Bannister, B. (2009). Dendrochronology and radiocarbon dating: The laboratory of Tree-Ring Research connection. Radiocarbon, 51(1), 373-384.
dc.identifier.issn0033-8222
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0033822200033889
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/654195
dc.description.abstractThe field of dendrochronology had a developmental "head start" of at least several decades relative to the inception of radiocarbon dating in the late 1940s, but that evolution was sufficiently advanced so that unique capabilities of tree-ring science could assure success of the 14C enterprise. The Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research (LTRR) at the University of Arizona played a central role in the cross-pollination of these disciplines by providing the first wood samples of exactly known age for the early testing and establishment of the "Curve of Knowns" by Willard Libby. From the 1950s into the early 1980s, LTRR continued to contribute dated wood samples (bristlecone pine and other wood species) to 14C research and development, including the discovery and characterization of de Vries/Suess "wiggles," calibration of the 14C timescale, and a variety of tests to understand the natural variability of 14C and to refine sample treatment for maximum accuracy. The long and varied relationship of LTRR with 14C initiatives has continued with LTRR contributions to high-resolution studies through the 1990s and systematic efforts now underway that may eventually extend the bristlecone pine chronology back beyond its beginning 8836 yr ago as of 2009. This relationship has been mutualistic such that a half-century ago the visibility and stature of LTRR and dendrochronology were also elevated through their association with 14C-allied "hard sciences."
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDepartment of Geosciences, The University of Arizona
dc.relation.urlhttp://radiocarbon.webhost.uits.arizona.edu/
dc.rightsCopyright © by the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona. All rights reserved.
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dc.titleDendrochronology and Radiocarbon Dating: The Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research Connection
dc.typeArticle
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dc.identifier.journalRadiocarbon
dc.description.collectioninformationThe Radiocarbon archives are made available by Radiocarbon and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information.
dc.eprint.versionFinal published version
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dc.source.volume51
dc.source.issue1
dc.source.beginpage373
dc.source.endpage384
refterms.dateFOA2021-02-11T21:22:44Z


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