Irish bog oak sample, University of Belfast, 1274-1104 BCE

Latitudinal subfossil Irish bog oak sample Latitudinal subfossil Irish bog oak sample

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Latitudinal subfossil Irish bog oak sample
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Latitudinal subfossil Irish bog oak sample
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Latitudinal subfossil Irish bog oak sample, retrieved from Garry Bog, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, dated 1274-1104 BCE. Used for tree ring analysis by Dave Brown at the University of Belfast, 1998; narrow rings showing major climatic event, possibly the eruption of Hekla 3 on Iceland.

Details

Category:
Meteorology
Collection:
collector, Unknown
Object Number:
1998-68
Materials:
wood (bog oak)
Measurements:
overall: 78 mm x 330 mm x 150 mm, 1.134kg
type:
sample, bog oak and fossil
credit:
Donated by Palaeoecology Centre, The Queen's University of Belfast