Institution: | University of Arizona |
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Year: | 1967 |
Keywords: | Dendrochronology; Tree Rings |
Record ID: | 1562578 |
Full text PDF: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/259830 |
The Wetherill Mesa Archeological Project devoted a portion of its funds and personnel to an attempt to reconstruct the past climate at Mesa Verde National Park. Data for this study were obtained from the thorough tree-ring dating of the archaeological excavations, from environmental measurement stations, and from measurements of tree growth. The results of the dendrochronological study on Wetherill Mesa include very long tree-ring chronologies; large clusters of dates from each site excavated on Wetherill Mesa; and a tentative climate reconstruction for Mesa Verde.