Dendrochronology & C14 Research

Dendrochronological research at Konya Karahöyük started with Peter I. Kuniholm during Alp's excavations. Kuniholm put the first efforts to establish a solid chronology based on trees for the 2nd and 1st millennia BCE in Anatolia, for which Konya Karahöyük has a significant importance in terms of ring-data.

Kuniholm together with Maryanne W. Newton also publishes results for some juniper samples in 2004. [see: Newton, M. W. and Kuniholm, P. I. 2004. A dendrochronological framework for the Assyrian Colony Period in Asia Minor, TUBA-AR VII: 165-176]

Starting from 2022,  the team restarted to dendrochronological work as the site yields further examples in excellent condition all of which will contribute chronological problems of the region.

photo: SQ 74.25, 2022. © Konya Karahöyük Excavations