the process of putting things in a series Putting four rocks in a line, from smallest to biggest is an example of seriation
A classification technique which considers the way in which a single type of artefact goes through a series of gradual changes in an evolutionary sequence See Homotaxial, Frequency seriation, Contextual seriation, Typology
The ordering of artifact types or styles in time based on popularity (the frequency that they occur over a given period of time or in a particiular assemblage of artifacts) or mere presence
ability to order items along a dimension ability to order items along a dimension