TREE-RING ANALYSIS OF TIMBERS FROM THE OXFORD SHIRE LAKE PROJECT
Author(s): J Hillam, Daniel Miles
The analysis of fifty timbers from six sites included in the Oxford Shire Lake Project is described. The timbers best suited to dendrochronology were those from the Trill Mill stream at 89 St Aldgates. These produced felling date ranges in the 10th and 11th century AD, and a tree-ring chronology covering the period AD 632-1001. The remaining timbers had fewer rings but, despite this, tree-ring dates for three other sites were obtained. A felling date range of AD 577-619 was obtained for a pile underneath the Norman causeway at the British Telecom tunnel site. Timbers from the Police Station site produced a felling date range of AD 973-1018, whilst a single timber from 56-60 St Aldates was felled after AD1099. The final site master curves span the periods AD 435-577 and AD 632-1089.
- Report Number:
- 75/1992
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 11
- Keywords:
- Dendrochronology
