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Seriation is a method used in archaeology and other historical sciences to arrange artifacts or other evidence in chronological order. It is based on the principle that styles and types of objects change over time, and that these changes tend to occur gradually and systematically. By observing the distribution of different artifact types within a collection of sites or in a stratigraphic sequence, archaeologists can infer a relative chronology. This means establishing which objects are older and which are younger, without necessarily assigning precise dates.
The process typically involves creating a matrix where rows represent individual archaeological sites or layers, and