Constructing Chronologies I: Stratification and Correlation

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Constructing Chronologies I: Stratification and Correlation" at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Stratification and correlation are universally central to constructing site-specific and regional chronologies, yet archaeological practices vary from one part of the world to another. This session brings together scholars working in the Old and New Worlds to discuss the historical development, current state, and future goal of archaeological practice in the excavation, recording, and analysis of stratification at sites, as well as the correlation of strata within and between sites. Session topics include sequence diagrams, including the Harris Matrix; space-time modeling of stratigraphic data; excavation strategies, including single-context excavation; chronological modeling for age estimation, including hierarchical Bayesian models; seriation in a variety of archaeological settings; regional practices of correlation; and best practices for replicable and collaborative analyses, including sustainable strategies for large and complex stratigraphic and chronometric data.