Practice question · Put in order
Order the steps of a frequency seriation.
- Draw each type’s frequency as a horizontal bar
- Reorder the assemblages until all curves are smooth lens shapes
- Anchor the sequence with one external date to fix direction
- Count each type’s frequency in every assemblage
- Classify all sherds into consistent types
Hints
- Objects must be classified before anything can be counted.
- An external date is needed only at the very end.
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- Classify all sherds into consistent types
- Count each type’s frequency in every assemblage
- Draw each type’s frequency as a horizontal bar
- Reorder the assemblages until all curves are smooth lens shapes
- Anchor the sequence with one external date to fix direction
Why
Classify, count, plot, reorder, anchor. The first four are pure internal logic; only the last reaches outside for a calendar.
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