A New Tree-Ring Width, δ 13 C and 14 C Investigation of the Two Creeks Site
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9241964 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven W Leavitt (0000-0002-7291-208X), Robert M Kalin (0000-0003-3768-3848) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 792-797 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Radiocarbon (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-8222 • E-ISSN: 1945-5755 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0033822200064092 |
| OpenAlex | W2504506216 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 13 |
We have made isotopic and dendrochronologic measurements on material collected from the Two Creeks site. Radiocarbon dating of outside wood of four logs yielded an average age of 11,760 ± 100 BP, in good agreement with results of Broecker and Farrand (1963) over 25 years ago. The range of 11,640 ± 160 to 11,900 ± 160 BP suggests a period of forest growth of 200–300 years, consistent with a ring-width chronology established by Kaiser (1987). Ring counting of five specimens gave a range of individual tree ages from 110 to 182 years, and width measurements indicate very low year-to-year variation in ring size. However, preliminary cross-dating of five samples produced a 202-year floating chronology. Stable-carbon isotope chronologies on cellulose from five-year ring groups show δ 13 C scatter among trees typical of that found within modern sites, with some matches of isotopic maxima and minima. Some downward δ 13 C trends may result from physiological response to rising lake levels (and/or cooling temperatures) at the site, which also produced very narrow rings in the outer ca. 50 ± 20 years
Absolute dating · Archaeology · Chronology · Dendrochronology · Dendroclimatology · Geography · Isotope · Isotopes of carbon · Nuclear physics · Physical geography · Physics · Radiocarbon dating · Stable isotope ratio · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Tree-ring climate responses · Geology · Paleontology
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| Citations per year | 0.24 |
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| Citation span | 1992 - 2025 (34) |
| Highly cited | No |