Weissenstein Moor larch
The Weißenstein moor larch is a prehistoric tree trunk that was excavated in autumn 2011 during dredging work in a moor meadow near Maria Weißenstein in the South Tyrolean municipality of Deutschnofen on the border with the Dolomites .
A sample disc of the find was given to the University of Innsbruck to carry out a dendrochronological analysis. The data of the Weißenstein bog larch could not be synchronized with the existing reference material. It is assumed that this is due to the different ecological situation of the locations of bog larch and reference material. Radiocarbon dating (14C dating) was then carried out at the University of Groningen . The analyzes showed that it is a larch that lived more than 7000 years ago for a period of more than 700 years. A small amount of subfossil tree sap was found in 2015 while processing a piece of wood for artificial purposes. An analysis of the volatile constituents showed, apart from a few significant deviations, a high level of agreement with the values of today's softwoods.
In December 2014, a small, private nature museum was opened in the neighboring town of Aldein , in which a selection of art objects from the "Moor Larch Art Gallery" are exhibited next to the tree trunk. These are objects and items that have been made from the wood of the bog larch by a group of craftsmen and artists. A journalist coined the name "Moorlärche Art Family" for this group of local, national and international artists. In July 2016, the museum moved to the 700-year-old wine cellars of the Thaler residence in Lana , where the conditions for successful conservation of the moor larch are more favorable.
Web links
- Homepage
- University of Innsbruck: Brief report on the dendrochronological and 14C analysis of a bog larch from Weißenstein, South Tyrol (PDF; 104 kB)
Coordinates: 46 ° 23 ′ 35.1 ″ N , 11 ° 24 ′ 27 ″ E