Cross section of oak hull plank from 1629 Batavia ship showing its tree-rings (IMAGE)

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Cross section of oak hull plank from 1629 Batavia ship showing its tree-rings

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Cross section of oak hull plank from 1629 Batavia ship showing its tree-rings. This sample was extracted from a loose hull plank in 2007 before the research team came up with a much less destructive method of sampling.

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(Photo: Patrick E. Baker, Western Australian Museum).

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