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By using radiocarbon dating — a method used to determine the age of organic materials, such as wood from trees — and dendrochronology, the science of dating tree rings, the researchers of the new study determined the Kyrenia’s sinking occurred between 296 BC and 271 BC.
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Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 26 June 2024
But measurements before 1900 were sparse, and Esper says the tree rings suggest the actual pre-industrial era was a bit cooler.
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F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 17 May 2024
These include things like the size of annual tree rings or the ratio of oxygen isotopes found in ice.
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 May 2024
But the proxy data from the longest tree ring records can take temperatures back over 2,000 years to year 1 CE.
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 May 2024
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First Known Use
1919, in the meaning defined above
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“Tree ring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tree%20ring. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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