Tree Rings Teach,
Thanks to The University of Arizona
Tree rings have taught scientists a lot about how changes on the planet affect people. University of Arizona researchers literally wrote the book on this field of study – called dendrochronology. Formalized as a scientific discipline here in 1937, the UA Tree-Ring Lab maintains the world’s largest collection of ancient timbers. Scientists in every discipline from the world over will benefit from the secrets stored in our tree ring samples. Helping them to answer global questions about climate change, water supply and offer a deeper understanding of ancient cultures.
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The Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research
Andrew E. Douglass, founder of the modern science of dendrochronology, coring a tree. Photo courtesy © Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research at the University of Arizona