Rings and things

Cornell Professor Peter I. Kuniholm, left, director of the Aegean Dendrochronology Project, hosts a tour of the Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Laboratory for Aegean and Near Eastern Dendrochronology in Goldwin Smith Hall, April 17, for university presidents from Turkey, including, above, Professors Yalcin Kekec, of Cukurova University; Huseyin Filiz, of Gaziantep University, and Nafi Baytorun, of Sutcu Imam University; and Ann Whitten, a State University of New York representative in Turkey. In the foreground, Leonor Guariguata, a junior archeology and biology major, examines ancient tree ring evidence from wood found in an area of Turkey where the oldest recorded shipwreck occurred. The Turkish delegation was visiting to help SUNY promote partnerships between New York campuses and universities in the Southeastern Anatolia region of Turkey. Nicola Kountoupes/University Photography