Teaching Tree Rings: Dendroarchaeology for Outreach and Education

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Dendroarchaeology, the use of tree-ring analyses to understand past human societies, is an excellent subfield by which to introduce students and the public to archaeological science because of its accessibility: trees are a visible part of many peoples’ daily lives, and people often have basic knowledge of tree growth that can be drawn on to introduce the archaeological applications of tree rings. Dendroarchaeology also provides a useful introduction to human-environment interaction that emphasizes the interconnectedness of human societies and the natural world—particularly vital in this period of rapid climate change. Here, we discuss the successful methods we have developed for teaching hands-on dendroarchaeology-centered activities for elementary, middle school, and university classrooms as well as for public outreach events.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 36420.0