Dating Methods 2How old is it?Relative Dating: SeriationArtifact Analysis: Anasazi PotteryANTY 101d 1st Edition Lecture 32Dating Methods 2How old is it? -Relative Dating• Older/younger-what is on top is most likely younger -Stratigraphy • From geology -Law of superposition • What is on top is most likely younger -Law of Association• Anything in the same layer would be considered associated and dated around the same time period -Excavation Levels • Natural • Arbitrary (10 cm levels) Relative Dating: Seriation -Artifact Seriation 1-Used in places where we don’t have things layered on top of each other -Styles change gradually• Attributes: Handles, color, rim shape, etc. • Frequency in assemblages (%) • Principle of Popularity = ‘battleship’ curve with single peak Artifact Analysis: Anasazi Pottery -We can use it to tell time~• Shape- bowl, jar, other• Clay/paste/Inclusions• Color- Clay, slip, paint • Design& Texture -Understand Social Interaction -Local Production v. Trade Exchange -Production Specialization ? Context: What does it
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