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Dendrochronology Quiz
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How does dendrochronology determine the age of archaeological remains?
it examines ground calcified rock
it examines the annual growth of tree rings
it examines the remains of humans
it measures the age of petrified cacti
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Who discovered the method of dendrochronology?
Albert Einstein
Jane Goodall
Andrew E. Douglas
Howard Carter
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Where was the missing link found in 1929?
Clovis, New Mexico
Showlow, Arizona
Canyon de Chelly
Gallup, New Mexico
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What does each tree ring represent?
1 year of growth
2 years of growth
10 years of growth
1 month of growth
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What type of ring did drought years produce?
wider tree rings
narrow tree rings
oblong shaped tree rings
darker tree rings
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Why does tree ring dating not do well in the Easter United States?
they receive too much rain
hurricanes distort the data
rainfall and climate are similar each year
the winters are too harsh
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What causes archaeologist to make estimates that are too recent?
Native Americans shaved outerlayers of logs used in home construction
they misread the dark tree rings
they choose the wrong species of tree
they get the wrong dating because of a forest fire
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Why do archaeologists sometimes get dates that are too old?
the tree has been dead for years
they misread the darkest rings
wood was scarce and sometimes taken from one site and reused at a newer site
the wood that was analyzed had been transported from another region
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Which tree has had its tree-ring sequencing mapped for 8,000 years?
Eastern White Pine
North American Bristolcone Pine
Foxtail Pine
Lodgepole Pine
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By 1930, how far back could archaeologists date timbers found in the Southwest?
700 AD
1,000 BC
500 AD
200 BC
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