<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>During 2003-2006 summer excavation seasons of the Ust-Voykar settlement (65°40' N, 64°30' E) located in northwestern Siberia on the left bank of Gornaya Ob river, 121 samples of larch were collected. Living trees collected nearby were used to cross-date settlement construction. On the basis of living larch trees a 446 year (1554-1999) chronology has been constructed. Calendar dates for 101 samples of archaeological wood were established by cross-dating. Together, the living and archeological material result in a 903 year long chronology. This chronology shows similar variations as the Yamal and Polar Ural chronologies and provides new material that can be included in future climatic reconstructions.</p></abstract>

During 2003-2006 summer excavation seasons of the Ust-Voykar settlement (65°40' N, 64°30' E) located in northwestern Siberia on the left bank of Gornaya Ob river, 121 samples of larch were collected. Living trees collected nearby were used to cross-date settlement construction. On the basis of living larch trees a 446 year (1554-1999) chronology has been constructed. Calendar dates for 101 samples of archaeological wood were established by cross-dating. Together, the living and archeological material result in a 903 year long chronology. This chronology shows similar variations as the Yamal and Polar Ural chronologies and provides new material that can be included in future climatic reconstructions.

A 900-Years Larch Chronology for North-Western Siberia on the Bases of Archaeological Wood of the UST-Voykar Settlement

Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, 8 Marta 202, 620144 Yekaterinburg, Russia

Geochronometria

During 2003-2006 summer excavation seasons of the Ust-Voykar settlement (65°40' N, 64°30' E) located in northwestern Siberia on the left bank of Gornaya Ob...

A 900-Years Larch Chronology for North-Western Siberia on the Bases of Archaeological Wood of the UST-Voykar Settlement

Online veröffentlicht: 18. Okt. 2007

Seitenbereich: 67 - 72

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10003-007-0028-8

Schlüsselwörter
archaeological wood, dendrochronology, Larix sibirica, North-West Siberia, the Ust-Voykar settlement

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A 900-Years Larch Chronology for North-Western Siberia on the Bases of Archaeological Wood of the UST-Voykar Settlement

Online veröffentlicht: 18. Okt. 2007

Seitenbereich: 67 - 72

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10003-007-0028-8

Schlüsselwörterarchaeological wood, dendrochronology, Larix sibirica, North-West Siberia, the Ust-Voykar settlement

This content is open access.

Schlüsselwörter
archaeological wood, dendrochronology, Larix sibirica, North-West Siberia, the Ust-Voykar settlement