dendrochronology

method of dating based on the analysis of patterns of tree rings
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Summary

dendrochronology is a determination method[1]. dendrochronology draws 3,193 Wikipedia views per month (determination method category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: relative dating[3], dendrology[4], determination of age of organisms[5]
  • Commons category: Growth rings[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Dendrochronology[7]
  • Uses: growth ring[8]
  • Is the study of: tree age[9]
  • Practiced by: dendrochronologist[10]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Climate change[11]

Why It Matters

dendrochronology has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] dendrochronology is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → dendrochronology
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: dendrochronology, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289919301|dendrochronology (#289919301)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harpe"
  2. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → ['3YSZnZ', '3NbpFG']
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0205408-dendrochronologie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0205408-dendrochronologie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  4. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Is the study of → tree age
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject Climate change
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → relative dating, dendrology, determination of age of organisms
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ Yso id: 7784, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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