Tree-Ring Dating and AMS Wiggle-Matching of Wooden Statues at Neunggasa Temple in South Korea

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ID9245669
AuthorsWon-Kyu Park, Yojung Kim, Ah-Reum Jeong, Sang-Kyu Kim (0000-0002-1338-028X), Jung-Ae Oh, Suh-Young Park, Sunil Choi, Gyujun Park, Jeong-Wook Seo (0000-0002-1909-6714)
Year2010
Volume52
Issue3
Pages924-932
Publication date2010-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRadiocarbon (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-8222 • E-ISSN: 1945-5755
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0033822200046026
OpenAlexW2222383544
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited11

This paper reports the results of tree-ring dating and accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) wiggle-matching for wooden Buddhist statues stored at the Eungjindang Hall of Neunggasa Temple, South Korea. Among 23 statues, 10 were successfully dated by tree rings. The cutting date of logs used for the statues was determined as some time between late fall 1684 and early spring 1685 when the bark ring (AD 1684) completed latewood formation. The 95.4% confidence interval of a radiocarbon date (cal AD 1688–1713, 2 σ), which was obtained by wiggle-matching 7 samples of a statue, is similar to the dendro-date (AD 1684). A historical document recorded that the statues in the Eungjindang of Neunggasa were dedicated in July 1685. The dendro-date and written record indicate that Eungjindang statues were made within 3–8 months after log cutting. This seems rather short if we consider the period required for natural drying to avoid defects such as cracking and crooking

Absolute dating · Accelerator mass spectrometry · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Chronology · Dendrochronology · Geography · Radiocarbon dating · Radiometric dating · Statue · Temple · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · History · Tree-ring climate responses · Geology · Paleontology

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