We overview the recent development of oak dendrochronology in Europe related to
archaeology and art-history. Tree-ring series of European oaks (Quercus robur and Q …

Past trade in oak from the lands to the east and south of the Baltic Sea was extraordinary in
that it dominated the Northern European market for specialized oak products for many …

We review the current state of dendroarchaeology in the Iberian Peninsula and discuss its
potential, outlining the particular relevance and complexity of this territory and its material …

Dendrochronology now provides a date, exact nearly to the year, for three Viking Age burial
mounds of special importance for chronology in Scandinavia and across early medieval …

During the Middle Ages northern Belgium and The Netherlands were gradually deforested.
A steadily rising demand for quality timber obliged merchants to look for new timber sources …

Ocean-going ships were key to rising maritime economies of the Early Modern period, and
understanding how they were built is critical to grasp the challenges faced by shipwrights …

Dendrochronology (tree-ring analysis) allows us to precisely date and identify the origin of
timber from historic contexts. However, reference datasets to determine the origin can …

In this study we set out to describe and refine the method by which we determine the origin
of ancient oak timber using dendrochronology. Many aspects needed to be discussed, from …

The history of drought occurrence in Poland in the last millennium is poorly known. To
improve this knowledge we have conducted a comprehensive analysis using both proxy …

A significant part of our cultural heritage consists of wood. Research on historical wooden
structures and artefacts thereby provides knowledge of people's daily lives and the society in …