This real view of a cross section of a mound at the Early Bronze Age Site of Dimini in Greece
shows the various layers in different colors of earth as well as several stone walls.
(ivison slide)
Broken Mammoth Site in Alaska
The stratigraphy of a prehistoric site is based on radiocarbon dating; this chart shows the
levels located.
Chart from: http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/parks/oha_web/mammoth4.htm
RELATIVE CHRONOLOGY
The display shown below is constructed to show the relative pottery sequence found in different
levels of an excavated site. Note that some levels may have no evidence at all from a
specific time period. Although the pottery fragments clearly show which level is earlier or
later, there is no indication of the time span of each level, which must be worked out from
other external evidence. (cg/msv slide)
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