Mike Baillie, dendrochronologist, could do a quick glance at the cross section of the log and be accurate to within one year of the tree being cut. The tree ring chronology is now over 10k years long.
Mike Baillie
Academic profile
BSc, PhD (QUB), MRIA
Research Interests
Archaeologist and palaeoecologist with research interests in dendrochronological and chronological issues. Teaches chronological and environmental issues in palaeoecology plus human evolution. Research record in tree-ring chronology construction for radiocarbon calibration and reconstruction of past environmental change.