Introduction to dendrochronology
CLASS 3750, ARKEO 3090, ART H 3250
(or various Individual Study or Research options)
- 4 credits, Fall semester (runs once per year)
- Sturt Manning - Room B48, Goldwin Smith Hall
- 1 lecture and 2 (two hour) labs
Mediterranean and New World applications of dendrochronology to archaeology, art-history and environmental studies. Introduction and training in dendrochronology and its applications through participation in a research project dating and analyzing ancient to modern tree-ring samples from both the Mediterranean and Near Eastern region and the Upper New York State region. Seminar class, supervised reading, laboratory/project work, fieldtrips(s) in local area. A possibility exists for summer fieldwork in the Mediterranean.
This course is open to Cornell students with permission of the instructor.
