[MassHistPres] radiocarbon and dendrochronology testing?

[David Ottinger]

Hi Gordon Harris,
Bill Flynt, Architectural Conservator at Historic Deerfield did denro on a Cape Cod project we completed and helped us understand and conclusively date the frame construction when combined with some written evidence. The timbers were cut over a several year period. I am curious to learn more about radiocarbon and if it is useful in dating New England Historic buildings.Thanks,David Ottinger
 

 
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2014 13:06:47 -0500
From: historicipswich at gmail.com
To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: [MassHistPres] radiocarbon and dendrochronology testing?

Can anyone provide recommendations for reliable but affordable testing of frame members in several of our historic houses? Many were built in the First Period, 1634-1720, but historic records are incomplete.  Is radiocarbon dating reliable, or is dendrochronology preferred? 
Gordon Harris, chairman, historicipswich.org



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