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http://dx.doi.org/10.5658/WOOD.2018.46.3.241

Dating Wooden Artifacts Excavated at Imdang-dong Site, Gyeongsan, Korea and Interpreting the Paleoenvironment according to the Wood Identification  

Lee, Kwang-Hee (Department of Conservation Science, Korea National University of Cultural Heritage)
Seo, Jeong-Wook (Department of Wood and Paper Science, Chungbuk National University)
Han, Gyu-Seong (Department of Wood and Paper Science, Chungbuk National University)
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Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology / v.46, no.3, 2018 , pp. 241-252 More about this Journal
Abstract
It was estimated that the Imdang-dong site of Gyungsan was constructed in the 2nd to 4th century based on excavated layers and artifacts. This study was carried out to verify the result using the dendrochronological analysis of six wooden pillars excavated at the site. As a result, it was proven that 6 specimens were not cut at the same age because their tree-ring chronologies were not synchronized each other. And more, it was reconfirmed in wiggle matching dating as confirming two of them were dated to A.D. 94-135 and A.D. 224-289, respectively. It was coincided with the above-mentioned estimated age. In wood identification, most of them were identified as Hovenia dulcis Thunb., Tilia spp., Ulmus spp. which grow usually under cool environment. Based on the result, we could conclude that the climate at that time was cooler than the present.
Keywords
wooden pillar; dendrochronological analysis; radiocarbon dating; wiggle matching; wood identification; paleoenvironment;
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