Time, trees, and prehistory
Subtitle: tree-ring dating and the development of North American archaeology, 1914-1950
By: Stephen Edward Nash.
Publisher: University of Utah Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Salt Lake City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
Subjects: Dendrochronology -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Dendrochronology -- Southwest, New -- History -- 20th century.; Archaeology -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Archaeology -- Southwest, New -- History -- 20th century.; Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- Antiquities.; Southwest, New -- Antiquities.
Description: Dendrochronology, the science of assigning precise calendar dates to annual growth rings in trees, emerged to provide accurate, reliable dates at a time when North American archaeologists had no absolute dating techniques to frame their analyses. Time, Trees, and Prehistory examines the growth, development, and application of North American tree-ring dating when it was the only reliable chronometric yardstick.

Time, Trees, and Prehistory examines archaeological practices of the 1920s, 30s, and 40s and demonstrates that tree-ring dating set the stage that enabled revolutionary developments in archaeological interpretation in succeeding decades.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-280) and index.