Friday, July 16, 2010
Hormones v Tree-rings
This is from a news story about a 17th ship found in New York.
The archaeologists said that while the find was significant, more study was needed to determine the age of the ship.
"We're going to send timber samples to a laboratory to do endocrinology that will help us to get a sense of when the boat was constructed," said Ms McDonald.
I'm not sure how looking at the timber's hormones will help in determining the age of the ship. I would recommend dendrochronology.
