Tree-ring chronologies of wooden architecture in Karelia

The paper examines the degree of similarity in tree-ring chronologies regarding architectural sites in Karelia. The analysis conducted demonstrates that as the distance between the sites increases the similarity decreases. Still, when the analysis results are examined for each specific site, this trend is not always obvious. Apparently, changes in the tree's growth rate in each chronology reflect the impact of a combination of various climatic factors some of which can manifest themselves only in a specific habitat. The results obtained clearly show that these chronologies are recommended to be used for dating new samples of wood from architectural and archaeological sites in the surrounding area.