En handledning om vad den dendrokronologiska metoden är och hur den kan tillämpas på ett varsamt ... more En handledning om vad den dendrokronologiska metoden är och hur den kan tillämpas på ett varsamt sätt i kyrkliga miljöer. Handledningen syftar till att ur ett antikvariskt perspektiv stödja en god praktik i användandet av dendrokronologi i det bebyggda kyrkliga kulturarvet.Svenska kyrka
Uppsats for avlaggande av filosofie kandidatexamen i Kulturvard, Bebyggelseantikvariskt program, ... more Uppsats for avlaggande av filosofie kandidatexamen i Kulturvard, Bebyggelseantikvariskt program, 15 hp, 2011
A significant part of our cultural heritage consists of wood. Research on historical wooden struc... more A significant part of our cultural heritage consists of wood. Research on historical wooden structures and artefacts thereby provides knowledge of people’s daily lives and the society in which they lived. Dendrochronology is a well-established dating method of wood that can also provide valuable knowledge about climate dynamics, environmental changes, silviculture, and cultural transformations. However, dendrochronology comes with some limitations that end users in cultural heritage sciences must be aware of, otherwise their surveys may not be ultimately performed. We have drawn attention to studies in which dendrochronological results have been misinterpreted, over-interpreted, or not fully utilized. On the other hand, a rigorous dendrochronological survey may not respond to the request of information in practice. To bridge this rigour-relevance gap, this article has considered and reviewed both the dendrochronology’s science-perspective and the practitioner’s and end user’s call f...
A significant part of our cultural heritage consists of wood. Research on historical wooden
stru... more A significant part of our cultural heritage consists of wood. Research on historical wooden
structures and artefacts thereby provides knowledge of people's daily lives and the society in which
they lived. Dendrochronology is a well-established dating method of wood that can also provide
valuable knowledge about climate dynamics, environmental changes, silviculture, and cultural
transformations. However, dendrochronology comes with some limitations that end users in cultural
heritage sciences must be aware of, otherwise their surveys may not be ultimately performed. We
have drawn attention to studies in which dendrochronological results have been misinterpreted,
over-interpreted, or not fully utilized. On the other hand, a rigorous dendrochronological survey
may not respond to the request of information in practice. To bridge this rigour-relevance gap,
this article has considered and reviewed both the dendrochronology's science-perspective and
the practitioner's and end user's call for context appropriate studies. The material for this study
consists of (i) interviews with researchers in dendrochronology and end users represented by cultural
heritage researchers with focus on building conservation and building history in Sweden, and (ii) a
review of dendrochronological reports and the literature where results from the reports have been
interpreted. From these sources we can conclude that a continuous two-way communication between
the dendrochronologists and end users often would have resulted in improved cultural heritage
studies. The communication can take place in several steps. Firstly, the design of a sampling plan,
which according to the current standard for sampling of cultural materials often is required, is an
excellent common starting point for communication. Secondly, the survey reports could be developed
with a more extensive general outline of the method and guidance in how to interpret the results.
Thirdly, the potential contribution from dendrochronology is often underused, foreseeing historical
information on local climate, silviculture, and choice of quality of the wooden resource, as the focus
most often is the chronological dating. Finally, the interpretation of the results should consider all the
available sources where dendrochronology is one stake for a conciliant conclusion.
En handledning om vad den dendrokronologiska metoden är och hur den kan tillämpas på ett varsamt ... more En handledning om vad den dendrokronologiska metoden är och hur den kan tillämpas på ett varsamt sätt i kyrkliga miljöer. Handledningen syftar till att ur ett antikvariskt perspektiv stödja en god praktik i användandet av dendrokronologi i det bebyggda kyrkliga kulturarvet.Svenska kyrka
Uppsats for avlaggande av filosofie kandidatexamen i Kulturvard, Bebyggelseantikvariskt program, ... more Uppsats for avlaggande av filosofie kandidatexamen i Kulturvard, Bebyggelseantikvariskt program, 15 hp, 2011
A significant part of our cultural heritage consists of wood. Research on historical wooden struc... more A significant part of our cultural heritage consists of wood. Research on historical wooden structures and artefacts thereby provides knowledge of people’s daily lives and the society in which they lived. Dendrochronology is a well-established dating method of wood that can also provide valuable knowledge about climate dynamics, environmental changes, silviculture, and cultural transformations. However, dendrochronology comes with some limitations that end users in cultural heritage sciences must be aware of, otherwise their surveys may not be ultimately performed. We have drawn attention to studies in which dendrochronological results have been misinterpreted, over-interpreted, or not fully utilized. On the other hand, a rigorous dendrochronological survey may not respond to the request of information in practice. To bridge this rigour-relevance gap, this article has considered and reviewed both the dendrochronology’s science-perspective and the practitioner’s and end user’s call f...
A significant part of our cultural heritage consists of wood. Research on historical wooden
stru... more A significant part of our cultural heritage consists of wood. Research on historical wooden
structures and artefacts thereby provides knowledge of people's daily lives and the society in which
they lived. Dendrochronology is a well-established dating method of wood that can also provide
valuable knowledge about climate dynamics, environmental changes, silviculture, and cultural
transformations. However, dendrochronology comes with some limitations that end users in cultural
heritage sciences must be aware of, otherwise their surveys may not be ultimately performed. We
have drawn attention to studies in which dendrochronological results have been misinterpreted,
over-interpreted, or not fully utilized. On the other hand, a rigorous dendrochronological survey
may not respond to the request of information in practice. To bridge this rigour-relevance gap,
this article has considered and reviewed both the dendrochronology's science-perspective and
the practitioner's and end user's call for context appropriate studies. The material for this study
consists of (i) interviews with researchers in dendrochronology and end users represented by cultural
heritage researchers with focus on building conservation and building history in Sweden, and (ii) a
review of dendrochronological reports and the literature where results from the reports have been
interpreted. From these sources we can conclude that a continuous two-way communication between
the dendrochronologists and end users often would have resulted in improved cultural heritage
studies. The communication can take place in several steps. Firstly, the design of a sampling plan,
which according to the current standard for sampling of cultural materials often is required, is an
excellent common starting point for communication. Secondly, the survey reports could be developed
with a more extensive general outline of the method and guidance in how to interpret the results.
Thirdly, the potential contribution from dendrochronology is often underused, foreseeing historical
information on local climate, silviculture, and choice of quality of the wooden resource, as the focus
most often is the chronological dating. Finally, the interpretation of the results should consider all the
available sources where dendrochronology is one stake for a conciliant conclusion.
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structures and artefacts thereby provides knowledge of people's daily lives and the society in which
they lived. Dendrochronology is a well-established dating method of wood that can also provide
valuable knowledge about climate dynamics, environmental changes, silviculture, and cultural
transformations. However, dendrochronology comes with some limitations that end users in cultural
heritage sciences must be aware of, otherwise their surveys may not be ultimately performed. We
have drawn attention to studies in which dendrochronological results have been misinterpreted,
over-interpreted, or not fully utilized. On the other hand, a rigorous dendrochronological survey
may not respond to the request of information in practice. To bridge this rigour-relevance gap,
this article has considered and reviewed both the dendrochronology's science-perspective and
the practitioner's and end user's call for context appropriate studies. The material for this study
consists of (i) interviews with researchers in dendrochronology and end users represented by cultural
heritage researchers with focus on building conservation and building history in Sweden, and (ii) a
review of dendrochronological reports and the literature where results from the reports have been
interpreted. From these sources we can conclude that a continuous two-way communication between
the dendrochronologists and end users often would have resulted in improved cultural heritage
studies. The communication can take place in several steps. Firstly, the design of a sampling plan,
which according to the current standard for sampling of cultural materials often is required, is an
excellent common starting point for communication. Secondly, the survey reports could be developed
with a more extensive general outline of the method and guidance in how to interpret the results.
Thirdly, the potential contribution from dendrochronology is often underused, foreseeing historical
information on local climate, silviculture, and choice of quality of the wooden resource, as the focus
most often is the chronological dating. Finally, the interpretation of the results should consider all the
available sources where dendrochronology is one stake for a conciliant conclusion.
structures and artefacts thereby provides knowledge of people's daily lives and the society in which
they lived. Dendrochronology is a well-established dating method of wood that can also provide
valuable knowledge about climate dynamics, environmental changes, silviculture, and cultural
transformations. However, dendrochronology comes with some limitations that end users in cultural
heritage sciences must be aware of, otherwise their surveys may not be ultimately performed. We
have drawn attention to studies in which dendrochronological results have been misinterpreted,
over-interpreted, or not fully utilized. On the other hand, a rigorous dendrochronological survey
may not respond to the request of information in practice. To bridge this rigour-relevance gap,
this article has considered and reviewed both the dendrochronology's science-perspective and
the practitioner's and end user's call for context appropriate studies. The material for this study
consists of (i) interviews with researchers in dendrochronology and end users represented by cultural
heritage researchers with focus on building conservation and building history in Sweden, and (ii) a
review of dendrochronological reports and the literature where results from the reports have been
interpreted. From these sources we can conclude that a continuous two-way communication between
the dendrochronologists and end users often would have resulted in improved cultural heritage
studies. The communication can take place in several steps. Firstly, the design of a sampling plan,
which according to the current standard for sampling of cultural materials often is required, is an
excellent common starting point for communication. Secondly, the survey reports could be developed
with a more extensive general outline of the method and guidance in how to interpret the results.
Thirdly, the potential contribution from dendrochronology is often underused, foreseeing historical
information on local climate, silviculture, and choice of quality of the wooden resource, as the focus
most often is the chronological dating. Finally, the interpretation of the results should consider all the
available sources where dendrochronology is one stake for a conciliant conclusion.