[blam]

"If I understand dendrochronology, they are compiling--actual samples--a time schedule that will eventually be continuous all the way back, but that will vary from one region to another because climate varies from one region to another. Anatolia might have had a few good growing years while Attica was bone dry, for example, so samples could not in general be directly compared."

Yes, regional differences do occur however, they are still useful for determining worldwide events.

Professor Mike Baillie

"Dr Mike Baillie, Professor of Palaeoecology in the School of Archaeology and Palaeoecology at Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, is a leading expert in dendrology, or dating by means of tree-rings. In the 1980s, he was instrumental in building a year-by-year chronology of tree-ring growth reaching 7,400 years into the past."

I've read that the tree-ring records have been extended back to 10k years now.

[RightWhale]

I have also heard that there is a continuous record of sorts.

[COBOL2Java]

I've read that the tree-ring records have been extended back to 10k years now.

Absolutely amazing stuff. The creativity and inventiveness of human scholarly efforts never ceases to astound.

[balrog666]

I've read that the tree-ring records have been extended back to 10k years now.

Pinging the expert.