Rubino, Darrin L.,
Dating buildings and landscapes with tree-ring analysis : an introduction with case studies / Darrin L. Rubino and Christopher Baas. - New York, NY : Routledge, 2019. - xxi., 280 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgments; Conventions; 1 Can you date my building: an introduction to tree-ring analysis for dating buildings and landscapes; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 An overview: can you date my building?; 1.2.1 Buildings and landscapes; 1.2.2 Understanding how trees grow; 1.2.3 Basics of tree-ring science; 1.2.4 Obtaining a construction date; 1.2.5 Reporting findings; 1.3 Who we are; 1.4 Our goals; 1.5 Literature cited 2 Understanding cultural landscapes and historic buildings: frameworks for interpreting and communicating tree-ring analysis2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Cultural landscape studies; 2.3 Defining cultural landscapes and the cultural hearth theoretical framework; 2.4 Discourse materialized: a theoretical framework; 2.5 Terms and definitions; 2.6 Conclusion; 2.7 Literature cited; 3 Botany for the dendrochronologist; 3.1 Introduction to botany; 3.2 Anatomy and morphology of a woody stem; 3.3 Wood words; 3.3.1 Hardwoods and softwoods; 3.3.2 Earlywood and latewood; 3.3.3 Heartwood and sapwood 3.4 Wood identification3.5 Conclusion; 3.6 Literature cited; 4 Tree-ring basics for the historian, archaeologist, and preservationist; 4.1 Introduction to dendrochronology; 4.2 Variability in tree-ring width; 4.3 Crossdating; 4.4 Creating reference chronologies; 4.5 Conclusion; 4.6 Literature cited; 5 Tree-ring analysis methods for the field, woodshop, and lab; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Field methods; 5.2.1 Obtaining tree-ring samples; 5.2.2 Timber type determination; 5.3 Woodshop methods; 5.4 Laboratory procedures; 5.4.1 Microscopic timber type determination 5.4.2 Assigning years and crossdating5.4.2.1 Crossdating using skeleton plots; 5.4.2.2 Crossdating with measured tree rings; 5.5 Conclusion; 5.6 Literature cited; 6 Archival and scholarly sources for interpreting tree-ring analysis; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Sanborn maps; 6.3 Atlases, plat maps, and landscape illustrations; 6.4 Property deeds and titles; 6.5 General Land Office survey (GLO); 6.6 Population census; 6.7 Agricultural census; 6.8 Newspapers; 6.9 Probate records: wills and inventories; 6.10 Letters, diaries, and journals; 6.11 Oral histories; 6.12 Directories; 6.13 Photographic images 6.14 Historic aerial photographs6.15 Secondary sources; 6.16 Conclusion; 6.17 Literature cited; 7 Reporting the results of tree-ring analysis; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Parts of a tree-ring analysis report; 7.3 Data tables; 7.3.1 Tree-ring sample table construction; 7.3.2 Outer rings and assigning construction dates; 7.3.3 Timbers without dates; 7.3.4 Chronology summary table construction; 7.4 Chronology and sample depth reporting; 7.5 Field drawings; 7.5.1 Field documentation of barns; 7.5.2 Field documentation of houses, churches, and commercial buildings; 7.6 Equipment for field documentation
in English.
9781138503953 (hbk) 9781138503960 (pbk) 9781315145679 (ebk) 9781351381956 (ebook)
Dendrochronology.
Landscape archaeology.
Archaeological dating.
Historic buildings--Dating.
CC 78.3 / R83 2019
Dating buildings and landscapes with tree-ring analysis : an introduction with case studies / Darrin L. Rubino and Christopher Baas. - New York, NY : Routledge, 2019. - xxi., 280 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgments; Conventions; 1 Can you date my building: an introduction to tree-ring analysis for dating buildings and landscapes; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 An overview: can you date my building?; 1.2.1 Buildings and landscapes; 1.2.2 Understanding how trees grow; 1.2.3 Basics of tree-ring science; 1.2.4 Obtaining a construction date; 1.2.5 Reporting findings; 1.3 Who we are; 1.4 Our goals; 1.5 Literature cited 2 Understanding cultural landscapes and historic buildings: frameworks for interpreting and communicating tree-ring analysis2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Cultural landscape studies; 2.3 Defining cultural landscapes and the cultural hearth theoretical framework; 2.4 Discourse materialized: a theoretical framework; 2.5 Terms and definitions; 2.6 Conclusion; 2.7 Literature cited; 3 Botany for the dendrochronologist; 3.1 Introduction to botany; 3.2 Anatomy and morphology of a woody stem; 3.3 Wood words; 3.3.1 Hardwoods and softwoods; 3.3.2 Earlywood and latewood; 3.3.3 Heartwood and sapwood 3.4 Wood identification3.5 Conclusion; 3.6 Literature cited; 4 Tree-ring basics for the historian, archaeologist, and preservationist; 4.1 Introduction to dendrochronology; 4.2 Variability in tree-ring width; 4.3 Crossdating; 4.4 Creating reference chronologies; 4.5 Conclusion; 4.6 Literature cited; 5 Tree-ring analysis methods for the field, woodshop, and lab; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Field methods; 5.2.1 Obtaining tree-ring samples; 5.2.2 Timber type determination; 5.3 Woodshop methods; 5.4 Laboratory procedures; 5.4.1 Microscopic timber type determination 5.4.2 Assigning years and crossdating5.4.2.1 Crossdating using skeleton plots; 5.4.2.2 Crossdating with measured tree rings; 5.5 Conclusion; 5.6 Literature cited; 6 Archival and scholarly sources for interpreting tree-ring analysis; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Sanborn maps; 6.3 Atlases, plat maps, and landscape illustrations; 6.4 Property deeds and titles; 6.5 General Land Office survey (GLO); 6.6 Population census; 6.7 Agricultural census; 6.8 Newspapers; 6.9 Probate records: wills and inventories; 6.10 Letters, diaries, and journals; 6.11 Oral histories; 6.12 Directories; 6.13 Photographic images 6.14 Historic aerial photographs6.15 Secondary sources; 6.16 Conclusion; 6.17 Literature cited; 7 Reporting the results of tree-ring analysis; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Parts of a tree-ring analysis report; 7.3 Data tables; 7.3.1 Tree-ring sample table construction; 7.3.2 Outer rings and assigning construction dates; 7.3.3 Timbers without dates; 7.3.4 Chronology summary table construction; 7.4 Chronology and sample depth reporting; 7.5 Field drawings; 7.5.1 Field documentation of barns; 7.5.2 Field documentation of houses, churches, and commercial buildings; 7.6 Equipment for field documentation
in English.
9781138503953 (hbk) 9781138503960 (pbk) 9781315145679 (ebk) 9781351381956 (ebook)
Dendrochronology.
Landscape archaeology.
Archaeological dating.
Historic buildings--Dating.
CC 78.3 / R83 2019