The Fens of eastern England once held vast woodlands, study finds (IMAGE)

University of Cambridge

The Fens of eastern England once held vast woodlands, study finds

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Cross-section of a subfossil yew trunk after surface preparation. The disc contains 380 tree-rings, i.e the tree was at least 380 years old when it died.

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Tatiana Bebchuk

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