seriation
Putting things sequentially
Seriation is the arrangement of items in a sequence according to some property—size, age, date, or another measurable attribute.
In archaeology, seriation orders artifacts to establish chronological relationships when absolute dates aren't available.
In child development, seriation is a cognitive skill: the ability to arrange objects in logical order, like stacking cups from smallest to largest.
Classification by shared traits
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- assemblageCollected group of things
- potteryFired clay objects
- lithicsArchaeological stone implements
chronology · dating · classification · attribute · analysis · excavation · ceramics · prehistoric
Methodical arrangement or request
- progressionSequential forward movement
- successionFollowing in order
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- continuumUninterrupted, gradual sequence
ordering · ranking · linearity · gradation · enumeration · sorting · positioning · alignment
Child cognition researcher
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
- orderingPlacing in sequence
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
sequencing · patterning · Montessori · educational · curriculum
Forming successive strata
- strataParallel geological layers
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- stratificationDivision into distinct levels
- excavationAct of unearthing
soil · cross-section · context · superposition · geology · sedimentation · matrix · levels
typology
Classification by shared traits
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- assemblageCollected group of things
- potteryFired clay objects
lithics · chronology · dating · classification · attribute · analysis · excavation · ceramics · prehistoric · context
order
Methodical arrangement or request
- progressionSequential forward movement
- successionFollowing in order
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
continuum · ordering · ranking · linearity · gradation · enumeration · sorting · positioning · alignment · sequencing
Piaget
Child cognition researcher
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
- orderingPlacing in sequence
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
learning · sequencing · patterning · Montessori · educational · curriculum
layering
Forming successive strata
- strataParallel geological layers
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- stratificationDivision into distinct levels
excavation · soil · cross-section · context · superposition · geology · sedimentation · matrix · levels · horizons
seriationrandomization
Introducing chance systematically
disorder · chaos · jumbling · disorganization · scrambling
seriationsimultaneity
State of coexisting temporally
classification · categorization · clustering · batch processing · grouping
series, serial, serially, serialized, serialism, serialize, serialization, seriality, seriate