Dendrochronological Methods in the Architectural and Ethnographic Study of Russian Towns in Siberia

This study focuses on the use dendrochronological methods in architectural and ethnographic surveys with special reference to early Russian towns in Siberia. The methods are used for the tentative dating of eight architectural constructions in the town of Tara. The standard dendrochronological technique includes the use of the calibrated tree-ring chronology relating to the study area, and the relative chronology modeled on the specific site. The method has numerous advantages, but also certain limitations, such as the difficulties with dating partially reconstructed buildings. These difficulties can be overcome by using a multidisciplinary approach. As a result, the time of construction and reconstruction of several buildings in Tara has been evaluated, and a 419-year-long treering chronological scale has been constructed, spanning the period from 1596 to 2015. This will facilitate the dating of 17th– 18th century wooden architectural constructions in western Siberia

Archaeology · Art · Chronology · Dendrochronology · Ethnography · Geography · Period (music · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Tree-ring climate responses · History