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A 3585-Year Ring-Width Dating Chronology of Qilian Juniper from the Northeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau IAWA Journal, Vol. 30 (4), 2009: 379–394 A 3585-YEAR RING-WIDTH DATING CHRONOLOGY OF QILIAN JUNIPER FROM THE NORTHEASTERN QINGHAI-TIBETAN PLATEAU Xuemei Shao1 *, Shuzhi Wang2, Haifeng Zhu1, Yan Xu1, Eryuan Liang3, Zhi-Yong Yin4, Xinguo Xu5 and Yongming Xiao5 SUMMARY This article documents the development of a precisely dated and well- replicated long regional tree-ring width dating chronology for Qilian juniper (Juniperus przewalskii Kom.) from the northeastern Qinghai- Tibetan Plateau. It involves specimens from 22 archeological sites, 24 living tree sites, and 5 standing snags sites in the eastern and northeastern Qaidam Basin, northwestern China. The specimens were cross-dated suc- cessfully among different groups of samples and among different sites. Based on a total of 1438 series from 713 trees, the chronology covers 3585 years and is the longest chronology by far in China. Comparisons with chronologies of the same tree species about 200 km apart suggest that this chronology can serve for dating purposes in a region larger than the study area. This study demonstrates the great potential of Qilian juniper for dendrochronological research. Key words: Northeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau; Qilian juniper; den- drochronology; cross-dating; 3585-year chronology; archeological wood. INTRODUCTION One of the aims of dendrochronology is to construct long-term chronologies covering hundreds to thousands of years. These chronologies have major applications to climatic interpretations, radiocarbon analysis, and dating of past events (Lara & Villalba 1993; Scuderi 1993; Hughes & Graumlich 1996; Stahle et al. 1998, 2007; Grudd et al. 2002; Helama et al. 2002; Naurzbaev et al. 2002; Friedrich et al. 2004; Bhattacharyya & Shah 2009; Fang et al. 2009; Guo et al. 2009; Liang et al. 2009; Park & Lee 2009; Sho et al. 2009; Tian et al. 2009; Zhang et al. 2009). Long chronologies have been established in many regions of the world (Ferguson 1968; Hantemirov & Shiyatov 2002; Eronen et al. 2002; Grudd et al. 2002). However, the development of long tree-ring chronologies in China has been limited by the lack of long-lived species and widespread land-use changes over the past few centuries due to rapid population growth. 1) Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P.R. China. 2) Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing 100710, P.R. China. 3) Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, P.R. China. 4) Department of Marine Science and Environmental Studies, University of San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110, U.S.A. 5) Qinghai Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Xining 810007, P.R. China. *) Corresponding author [E-mail: [email protected]]. Downloaded from Brill.com10/07/2021 05:26:12AM via free access 380 IAWA Journal, Vol. 30 (4), 2009 Recently, Qilian junipers (Juniperus przewalskii Kom., better known in China under its synonym Sabina przewalskii) growing in the northeastern part of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau have been reported to be several centuries to more than a millennium old (Liu et al. 2005; Liu et al. 2006; Gou et al. 2006; Zhang & Qiu 2007; Zhang et al. 2009). This species provides a unique opportunity to develop long tree-ring chronologies in China. The longest published chronology in China was developed using live and archeological wood of Qilian junipers from sites located near Dulan (Fig. 1) with a length of 2326 years (Zhang et al. 2003), hereafter named as the Dulan Chronology. Later it was extended to 515 BC by Sheppard et al. (2004). However, this chronology suffers from low sample depths before 100 BC and from AD 700 to 900. The availability of long-living trees and numerous logs excavated from the tombs of the Tang Dynasty (approximately AD 618–907) make the eastern Qaidam Basin an ideal region for developing long tree-ring chronologies. During recent investigations in the northeastern and eastern Qaidam Basin, we had the opportunity to develop a Qilian juniper chronology that is longer than the published chronology in China. This work serves two purposes: first, to provide a dating chronology specifically for the archeological wood in the study area, and secondly to examine the spatial extent over which good cross-dating can be expected for archeological dating chronologies and for living juniper chronologies. 97°E 98°E 37°N 37°N nghaı ke 36°N living trees dead trees archaeological wood 36°N 0 12.5 25 50 km km 97°E 98°E 99°E Figure 1. Locations of the 51 tree-ring sample sites in the study area (A). Site numbers are identi- fied in Table 1. The two sites in the Qilian Mountains used for comparison are shown in the inset map of China (B). Downloaded from Brill.com10/07/2021 05:26:12AM via free access Shao et al. — Tree-ring chronology of Qilian juniper 381 STUDY AREA The study area is located in the eastern part of Haixi Prefecture of Qinghai province, northwestern China (Fig. 1). It is situated in the Qaidam Basin that lies on the north- eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, approximately one hundred km west of the Qinghai Lake, the largest inland lake in China. Branches of the Qilian Mountains are found in the north of the Qaidam Basin, and in the east and south are the Kulun Mountains. Ac- cording to meteorological records from the stations in the study area, the climate is arid and semi-arid and continental in nature. The annual mean temperatures range from -1 to 5°C, with mean January temperatures from -10 to -14°C and mean July temperatures from 10 to 17°C. The annual total precipitation is approximately 50–340 mm, declin- ing from east to west and from high to low elevation. Up to 84–89% of this total falls during May to September. Soils in the study area range from poorly developed loess of 20–50 cm thickness on gentle slopes to thin soils on steep slopes. Some sand dunes are also seen in places northeast of the study area. The study area is characterized by a desert steppe (Zheng 1996) with natural vegeta- tion consisting of various herbs and shrubs of desert species. Trees are almost exclusively conifers, composed of Qilian juniper and Qinghai spruce (Picea crassifolia). They are limited to the mountains between 3450 and 4230 m above sea level (a.s.l.). Due to the lack of meteorological measurements, we can only assume that the presence of the trees in this elevation zone indicates higher precipitation due to the orographic effect. Qilian juniper is an endemic species of northwestern China. As the name implies, the center of distribution is the Qilian Mountains, located to the east of our study area. It is a species with a wide ecological amplitude. Zongwulong Mountains in the study area has been thought as the westernmost limit of Qilian juniper’s natural range (Wang 1993). However, we observed Qilian junipers growing on the westernmost Buerhan- buda Mountains located in the south of Golmud city (94.29 °E) in 2006. The species has been found as far east as the west margin of the Loess Plateau and as far south as the Songfan area in Sichuan Province. This species is hardy and drought tolerant, mak- ing it the dominant species on dry sunny mountain slopes with thin rocky soils in arid and semi-arid regions. Junipers in the study area are widely spaced with tree heights ranging from 3 to 6 m and diameters at breast height from 30 to 50 cm. Occasionally, trees with diameters larger than 50 cm were seen in some stands. On steep slopes, severe soil erosion caused exposure of trees’ roots, while other trees simply grow in large rock fissures. We also observed a few trees with abrasion scars possibly caused by falling rocks and dead trees by lightning. Only at relatively wet sites in the east of the study area do they co-exist with Qinghai spruce, forming dense forests. Genetically similar juniper species include Sabina centrasiatica, S. vulgaris var. jarkendensis, and S. pseudosabina var. turkestanica, which are mostly found in northwestern China. Due to the harsh environment, Qilian juniper growth is extremely slow, forming wood with very narrow annual rings. Around local settlements, junipers have been used for the construction of houses and other structures. Known for its resistance to decay, juniper wood was considered as the top choice for coffin and tomb construction when burial ceremonies were popular. Local people reported that junipers were heavily logged along highways, railways and roads, for construction and heating/cooking purposes. Downloaded from Brill.com10/07/2021 05:26:12AM via free access 382 Table 1. Sites and their tree-ring dating characteristics. Site Site County Lat. Long. Alt. Site Specimen Samples Samples Time span ML PMR MS MC no. code N E m type type collected dated yr % 1 BGT Delingha 37.42° 97.21° 3380 tomb block 8 3/4 1468 BC-AD 105 688.0 0.00 0.26 0.56 4/7 AD 169-603 352.1 1.22 0.37 0.77 2 BGX Delingha 37.40º 97.35º 3060 tomb block 11 9/17 412 BC-AD 492 343.1 1.71 0.42 0.65 3 NHT Delingha 37.43º 97.25º 3360 tomb block 4 4/5 761 BC-AD 461 497.8 1.84 0.50 0.66 4 XTT Delingha 37.34º 97.65º 3190 tomb block & core 46/77 42/82 1580 BC-AD 756 472.2 1.37 0.38 0.64 5 MHG Delingha 37.42º 97.79º 3290 tomb core 55/110 55/106 874 BC-AD 793 308.9 1.04 0.36 0.63 6 AZG Delingha 37.41º 97.47º 3245 tomb block 2 2/4 AD 22-781 675.3 0.30 0.26 0.64 7 SNC Delingha 37.41º 97.35º 3080 tomb block 11 8/15 376 BC-AD 591 471.9 0.49 0.30 0.59 8 BLE Delingha 37.15º 97.30º 2877 tomb block 5 2/4 477 BC-28 BC 280.5 3.12 0.55 0.81 3/5 7 BC-AD 319 238.0 3.36 0.50 0.65 9 AQTG Delingha 37.54º 96.83º 3336 tomb block 3 2/3 AD 80-413 242.3 3.03 0.59 0.87 10 ZHG Delingha 37.49º 97.05º 3544 tomb block 9 9/17 331 BC-AD 408 329.5 4.06 0.57 0.73 11 BRT Delingha 37.40º 97.98º 3390 tomb block 8 8/14 AD 97-751 320.1 3.33 0.50 0.80 12 GARG Delingha 37.42º 98.04º 3556 tomb block 15 12/21 52 BC-AD 601 276.2 0.47 0.31 0.57 13 ALST Delingha 37.37º 98.04º 3445 tomb block 5 5/10 AD 151-653 314.7 0.03 0.22 0.58 14 ZGR Dulan 36.24º 98.15º 3280 tomb core 16/35 16/35 146 BC-AD 789 361.3 0.26 0.31 0.60 30 (4), Vol.
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