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  <Entry_ID>noaa-tree-20772</Entry_ID>
  <Entry_Title>Bernabei - Church of the Nativity - LADE - ITRDB PSE001</Entry_Title>
  <Data_Set_Citation>
    <Dataset_Creator>Bernabei, M.; Bontadi, J.</Dataset_Creator>
    <Dataset_Title>Bernabei - Church of the Nativity - LADE - ITRDB PSE001</Dataset_Title>
    <Dataset_Release_Date>2016-11-09</Dataset_Release_Date>
    <Dataset_Publisher>NCDC-Paleoclimatology</Dataset_Publisher>
    <Data_Presentation_Form>ONLINE Files</Data_Presentation_Form>
    <Dataset_DOI>10.25921/ph69-3z58</Dataset_DOI>
    <Online_Resource>https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/20772</Online_Resource>
  </Data_Set_Citation>
  <Personnel>
    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>M.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Bernabei</Last_Name>
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  <Personnel>
    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>J.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Bontadi</Last_Name>
  </Personnel>
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    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>tree ring</Term>
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    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>tree ring</Term>
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    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>tree ring</Term>
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    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
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    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
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    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>tree ring</Term>
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    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>tree ring</Term>
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    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>tree ring</Term>
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    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>tree ring</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>total ring width,null,null,millimeter,null,tree ring,null,null,N,Tree ID: BN0004; units are 0.01 mm if end-of-series marker is 999 and 0.001 mm if end-of-series marker is -9999</Detailed_Variable>
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    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>tree ring</Term>
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    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
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    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
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    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>tree ring</Term>
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    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>tree ring</Term>
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    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>tree ring</Term>
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    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>tree ring</Term>
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  </Parameters>
  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>tree ring</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>age,null,null,year Common Era,null,tree ring,null,null,N,null</Detailed_Variable>
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    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>tree ring</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>total ring width,null,null,millimeter,null,tree ring,null,null,N,units are 0.01 mm if end-of-series marker is 999 and 0.001 mm if end-of-series marker is -9999</Detailed_Variable>
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    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>tree ring</Term>
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    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>tree ring</Term>
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    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>tree ring</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>total ring width,null,null,millimeter,null,tree ring,null,null,N,Tree ID: BN0027; units are 0.01 mm if end-of-series marker is 999 and 0.001 mm if end-of-series marker is -9999</Detailed_Variable>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>tree-ring</Term>
    <Variable_Level_1>width</Variable_Level_1>
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  <ISO_Topic_Category>geoscientificInformation</ISO_Topic_Category>
  <Keyword>LADE</Keyword>
  <Keyword>Larix decidua Mill.</Keyword>
  <Keyword>European larch</Keyword>
  <Paleo_Temporal_Coverage>
    <Paleo_Start_Date>815 AD</Paleo_Start_Date>
    <Paleo_Stop_Date>1412 AD</Paleo_Stop_Date>
  </Paleo_Temporal_Coverage>
  <Paleo_Temporal_Coverage>
    <Paleo_Start_Date>1135 cal yr BP</Paleo_Start_Date>
    <Paleo_Stop_Date>538 cal yr BP</Paleo_Stop_Date>
  </Paleo_Temporal_Coverage>
  <Data_Set_Progress>Complete</Data_Set_Progress>
  <Spatial_Coverage>
    <Southernmost_Latitude>31.7043</Southernmost_Latitude>
    <Northernmost_Latitude>31.7043</Northernmost_Latitude>
    <Westernmost_Longitude>35.2076</Westernmost_Longitude>
    <Easternmost_Longitude>35.2076</Easternmost_Longitude>
  </Spatial_Coverage>
  <Location>
    <Location_Category>Continent</Location_Category>
    <Location_Type>Asia</Location_Type>
    <Location_Subregion1>Western Asia</Location_Subregion1>
    <Location_Subregion2>Middle East</Location_Subregion2>
    <Location_Subregion3>Palestine</Location_Subregion3>
    <Detailed_Location>Church of the Nativity&gt;LATITUDE 31.7043&gt;LONGITUDE 35.2076</Detailed_Location>
  </Location>
  <Access_Constraints>None</Access_Constraints>
  <Use_Constraints>Please cite original publication, online resource, dataset and publication DOIs (where available), and date accessed when using downloaded data. If there is no publication information, please cite investigator, title, online resource, and date accessed. The appearance of external links associated with a dataset does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of external Web sites or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities, the Department of Commerce/NOAA does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. These links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this Department of Commerce/NOAA Web site.</Use_Constraints>
  <Data_Set_Language>English</Data_Set_Language>
  <Data_Center>
    <Data_Center_Name>
      <Short_Name>DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI</Short_Name>
      <Long_Name>National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce </Long_Name>
    </Data_Center_Name>
    <Data_Center_URL>https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/paleoclimatology-data</Data_Center_URL>
    <Personnel>
      <Role>DATA Center Contact</Role>
      <First_Name>Bruce</First_Name>
      <Last_Name>Bauer</Last_Name>
      <Email>bruce.a.bauer@noaa.gov</Email>
      <Email>paleo@noaa.gov</Email>
      <Phone>303-497-6280</Phone>
      <Fax>303-497-6513</Fax>
      <Contact_Address>
        <Address>325 Broadway, E/NE31</Address>
        <City>Boulder</City>
        <Province_or_State>CO</Province_or_State>
        <Postal_Code>80305-3328</Postal_Code>
        <Country>USA</Country>
      </Contact_Address>
    </Personnel>
  </Data_Center>
  <Distribution>
    <Distribution_Media>online</Distribution_Media>
    <Distribution_Format>ASCII</Distribution_Format>
  </Distribution>
  <Reference>
    <Author>Mauro Bernabei, Jarno Bontadi</Author>
    <Publication_Date>2012</Publication_Date>
    <Title>Dendrochronological analysis of the timber structure of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem</Title>
    <Series>Journal of Cultural Heritage</Series>
    <Volume>13</Volume>
    <Issue>4</Issue>
    <Pages>e54-e60</Pages>
    <DOI>10.1016/j.culher.2012.10.002</DOI>
    <Online_Resource>http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1296207412001641</Online_Resource>
  </Reference>
  <Summary>
    <Abstract>The roof rafters and the lintels of the trabeated system of the Church of the Nativity were analysed, determining their tree species, dating the structural timber and, thereby, identifying the principal building/restoration phases and maintenance operations of the Basilica. The likely provenance of the timber was also determined, giving insight into the commercial trade routes of the time and the prevailing geopolitical connections. The roof timber of the Church is mainly oak, cedar and European larch, whereas its lintel beams consist entirely of cedar. The larch and oak timber was dated dendrochronologically, whereas the cedar could only be dated by radiocarbon analysis. The high correlation values between the Basilica&apos;s larch chronology and Alpine reference chronologies for the species indicate that the larch timber originates from the Eastern Alps. The oak site chronology correlates best with Turkish oak master curves made from Istanbul building timber, thereby pointing to a Turkish/Anatolian provenance of the Basilica&apos;s oak timber. 
          STUDY NOTES: Individual samples were measured either on photographs or directly on wood NOAA Template Raw Measurements file added 2019-04-08.</Abstract>
  </Summary>
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      <Type>GET DATA</Type>
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    <URL>https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/treering/measurements/asia/pse001.rwl</URL>
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    <URL_Content_Type>
      <Type>GET DATA</Type>
    </URL_Content_Type>
    <URL>https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/treering/measurements/asia/pse001-noaa.rwl</URL>
    <Description>Raw Measurements - NOAA Template File; pse001-noaa.rwl</Description>
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    <Short_Name>USA/NOAA</Short_Name>
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  <DIF_Creation_Date>2019-04-24</DIF_Creation_Date>
  <Last_DIF_Revision_Date>2019-04-24</Last_DIF_Revision_Date>
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