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[โ€“] [email protected] 68 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This is based on a cool, but ultimately incorrect historical theory called "phantom time." The general premise being that European history (and world history) was mostly fabricated as propaganda by royalty. It wouldn't be so crazy except, a) archeology exist and validates certain medieval records and b) non European Nations exist, and record their own interactions with Western Nations.

[โ€“] [email protected] 33 points 6 months ago

Right. And even leaving radiocarbon dating aside, you can't really cheat dendrochronology unless you make a gargantuan effort with the specific point of doing so.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrochronology

Any piece of wood can potentially be dated if it is large enough. Pieces of wood like roof beams in buildings.