West Deeping, Lincolnshire: Dendrochronological and Radiocarbon Dating of a Bog Oak
Author(s): Ian Tyers, John Meadows, Hamilton
A tree-ring dating investigation of a single bog oak recovered from a field drain at West Deeping, Lincolnshire, produced a measured ring sequence of 364 years. To test a possible cross-match for this sequence, and thus potentially enhance tree-ring data coverage for the prehistoric period, eight radiocarbon samples were dated. A wiggle-match of the radiocarbon results shows that the tree died towards the end of the second century cal BC. The tree-ring match indicates the sequence runs from 489 BC–126 BC.
- Report Number:
- 66/2010
- Series:
- Research Department Reports
- Pages:
- 16
- Keywords:
- Dendrochronology Iron Age Prehistoric Radiocarbon Dating
