Glossary:Relative Dating

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[edit] Relative Dating

The determination of chronological sequence without recourse to a fixed time scale; e.g. the arrangement of artifacts in a typological sequence, or seriation.

[edit] Source

Renfrew, C. and Bahn, P. (2000) Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice. London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN: 0-500-28147-5


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