Tree-rings, "wiggle matching" and statistics in the chronological studies of Scythian age sites in Asia

• Autorzy: Vasiliev S. , Bokovenko N. A. , Chugunov K. A. , Dergachev V. A. , Sementsov A. , Sljusarenko Yu. , Zaitseva G.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

A new method of cross-dating of wood samples is suggested. Based on the classical methods of spectral estimating, it uses the average cross-spectral density as a function of relative position of series. This procedure being not sensitive to phase shifts in data may be instrumental for the cross-dating of samples originating from different areas. The method was tested on Scythian tombs located in Southern Siberia, Central Asia and Kazakhstan, with the emphasis on the "Royal" barrows which included well preserved wood structures. For well-preserved timber samples, the accuracy in relative age estimations can reach a single year. The wiggle matching method has been used for a reliable assessment of the calendar-scale time.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

tree-ring chronology; cross-dating; radiocarbon; wiggle matching method; Scythian time; Eurasia

• Wydawca: De Gruyter
• Czasopismo: Geochronometria
• Rocznik: 2001
• Tom: Vol. 20
• Strony: 61--68
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 17 poz., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

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Vasiliev S.

• Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Politechnicheskaya 26, 194021 St. Petersburg, Russia

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Bokovenko N. A.

• Institute for History of Material Culture, Russian Academy of Sciences, Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya 18, 191186 St. Petersburg, Russia

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Chugunov K. A.

• Institute of Cultural and Natural Heritage, St. Petersburg, Russia

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Dergachev V. A.

• Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Politechnicheskaya 26, 194021 St. Petersburg, Russia

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Sementsov A.

• Institute for History of Material Culture, Russian Academy of Sciences, Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya 18, 191186 St. Petersburg, Russia

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Sljusarenko Yu.

• Institute for Archaeology and Ethnography, Novosibirsk, Russia

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Zaitseva G.

• Institute for History of Material Culture, Russian Academy of Sciences, Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya 18, 191186 St. Petersburg, Russia

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