Collecting Samples

• Archaeological tree-ring samples are collected using a specially adapted drill bit that removes ½” cylinders of wood (cores).

• The resulting core holes are filled with corks and labeled with the sample number to provide a field record of the sampling.

• The exact provenience of each sample is recorded as are the attributes of each beam.

• The labeled cores at then taken to the Lab where they are surfaced and crossdated.

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