date: Wed, 6 Nov 96 13:06:30 +0500 from: "Tatiana M. Dedkova" subject: from Rashit to: k.briffa@uea.ac.uk Dear Keith. I asked Stepan Shiyatov (he came back yesterday) what he showed you in Cambridge. Really, one of the picture (longterm fluctuations) shows the low growth during 400-200 BC. But it is only 5-10% lower of average. Long trends are revealed poorly because of short individual series and standardisation. However tree line, according our prliminary estimation, during this period moved to the south. Yours sincerely, Rashit