Tree Rings and the Chronology of Ancient Egypt

Abstract

A fundamental aspect of ancient Egyptian history remains unresolved: chronology. Egyptologists (and researchers in related fields that synchronize their studies with Egypt) currently rely on a variety of insufficiently precise methodologies (king lists, radiocarbon dating, etc.) from which to derive seemingly “absolute” dates. The need for genuine precision has been recognized for a century, as has the potential solution: dendrochronology. This manuscript presents a case for further progress toward the construction of a tree-ring chronology for ancient Egypt.

DOI: 10.2458/azu_rc.56.18324 (Radiocarbon)
DOI: 10.3959/1536-1098-70.3.85 (Tree-Ring Research)