Tree-Ring Analysis of Oak Timbers from the Excavations at Goldcliff, Gwent
Author(s): C Groves, J Hillam
Tree-ring analysis and dating of oak timbers from the intertidal site of Goldcliff are described. On the main peat shelf, timbers from Trackway 1108 were felled in 336-318 BC, whilst those for Building 1 were felled after 382 BC and possibly before 342 BC. Building 6 at Goldcliff West was c 70 years younger, the majority of its timbers with bark edge being felled in spring 273 BC. The remains of a sewn-plank boat were found just to the east of the main peat shelf. The boat, the only one of its kind to be so far dated by dendrochronology, was constructed from trees which were felled some time after 1017 BC. Samples of bog oaks from Goldcliff East and the Mesolithic site were also examined but no dating has yet been obtained. Tree-ring chronologies covering 1139-1027 BC and 593-272 BC were produced from the Bronze Age boat planks and the Iron Age timbers respectively.
- Report Number:
- 62/2003
- Series:
- CfA Reports
- Pages:
- 36
- Keywords:
- Dendrochronology Plant Remains Wood
