Marking in marker dates
Towards an archaeology with historical precision
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5062020 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M G L Baillie (Queen's University Belfast, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 233-243 |
| Publication date | 1991-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00438243.1991.9980175 |
| OpenAlex | W2044735043 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 15 |
This paper examines certain dates, derived ultimately from tree‐ring studies, which seem likely to occur and recur in the archaeological record. These 'marker dates' should be noted carefully by archaeologists, since their existence may well be reflected in archaeological evidence. Some of these dates can be linked with volcanic eruptions, their dust veils, and evidence from other sources, such as ice‐cores. The paper provides documentation for marker dates at AD 536, 44 BC and 208 BC. Two possible earlier examples are considered, at 1159–1141 BC and 1628–1624 BC. They may perhaps be linked with archaeological events in the Mediterranean and China, e.g. the end of the Shang, the collapse of Mycenae, the Thera eruptions, but because of the poor chronological controls it is at present impossible to prove the case
Ancient history · Archaeological record · Archaeology · Dendrochronology · Documentation · Volcano · Geology · History · Paleontology
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| Citations per year | 0.38 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1992 - 2023 (32) |
| Highly cited | No |