The University of Arizona Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research: Try Crossdating Online

The “Try Crossdating Yourself!” online tutorial, teaches you the basic technique of crossdating using the “skeleton plot” method.

Welcome to the web presentation on crossdating tree rings by skeleton plotting:

Produced at the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, The University of Arizona, Tucson
- Author: Research Specialist Senior Paul R. Sheppard
- Principal Investigators: Director Malcolm K. Hughes and Associate Professor Thomas W. Swetnam
Objective: To inform about dendrochronological crossdating using skeleton plots
Note: Other ways exist to crossdate; visit the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research for more information

Important Point: This presentation has Java-language applets:

You must have a Java-capable web browser to take fullest advantage of this site
You will be able to interact with this presentation, including trying skeleton plotting for yourself!

Science Topics

Biology, Botany, Dendrochronology

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