The field of paleoclimatology includes
ancient temperature records.
Not sure the judge will care very much that Briffa, etc (or anyone else, for that matter) arrive at a different interpretation of
the ancient temperature record.
Not exact matches
Ancient lake sediments in China
record epic
temperature swings, biotic turnover before the mass extinction.
The team used
records of oxygen isotope ratios (which provide a
record of
ancient water
temperature) from microscopic plankton fossils recovered from the Mediterranean Sea, spanning the last 5.3 million years.
An
ancient record Assessing lake sediment cores from the region reaching 15,000 years into the past, a Montana State University team found whitebark pines more abundant despite higher summer
temperatures and fire frequency than today.
Researchers reconstructing
ancient climates delve into the mineral for a
record of
temperature and atmospheric composition, environmental conditions and the state of the ocean at the time those minerals formed.
Brunet et al (2010) The minimization of the screen bias from
ancient Western Mediterranean air
temperature records: an exploratory statistical analysis.
A new all - time high in Asia
Temperatures in Pakistan's
ancient city of Mohenjo - daro reached a scorching 129 degrees on June 1, marking the hottest weather ever
recorded in Asia, and the fourth highest
temperature in history.