Abstract
Chronologies and climatological interpretations based upon annual growth rings of trees have been available to prehistorians within the Plains for more than half a cen tury. Until the advent of radiocarbon dating, tree rings provided the only absolute chronology for most arche ological complexes and subsequently, continued as an important adjunct to radiometric methods. Nonetheless, the validity of tree ring dates in the Plains must be ques tioned. Continuity of research has been lacking, there have been serious methodological problems, and the pro venience of many specimens is in doubt. Moreover, there are significant conflicts between tree ring and recent radiocarbon dates.
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