An Embarrassment of Riches - Tree Ring Dating & the (Mis-)Interpretation of Southwestern Archaeology

[@SusanBroadstreet-z8e]

Excellent,

[@Randolph-bw7cb]

Is there a chart showing population density for the periods discussed ?❤

[@CmacKw]

Wow a lot of info there. Yet my takeaways are 1) everything in the MV sample fits within the Medieval Warm Period Bond Cycle [AD 600 to 1300] and 2) all of the dips and final abandonment correspond to Benson and Berry's Megadrought cycle.

[@michaelburbank2276]

My great uncle was Harold Sterling Gladwin! I know he did some tree ring stuff

[@FacesintheStone]

We’re taking a look at the trees here in North Carolina at a ceremonial site. I never knew that they painted and carved on the trees, and I probably wouldn’t have believed it until I saw it. I also wouldn’t believe that they painted faces on crystals, like what you see in my avatar. The state of North Carolina is in need of a state archaeologist. All the citizens are doing the work right right now and we’re making incredible discoveries in the deep canals.

[@Heavilymoderated]

I believe the photo was of William Sutton, and not Whitey Bulger. Would it make more sense to average dates and seasons from individual sites and graph the information from the various sites in that way, while accounting for outliers as well?