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For a century, dendrochronology has provided Southwestern archaeology with the most precise and accurate prehistoric chronological controls available in the world. Being accurate to the calendar year, lacking statistical uncertainty, and having seasonal resolution, tree-ring dating provides the backbone of Southwestern chronology, especially on the Colorado Plateau. In addition, comprehensive dendroarchaeological data illuminate important aspects of the behavior of the people who produced the structures with which the wood specimens are associated.

The “Gold Throne” (Carter object no. 91; Cairo JE 62028) is one of the best-known objects from the tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62). It is also one of the more intriguing, since its backrest scene shows clear evidence of having been altered in antiquity. What were the nature and extent of these changes? And what light do they shed on the complexities of the later Amarna Period?