What is The Matrix? How do archaeologists use stratigraphy?

Stratigraphy is recorded by archaeologists during excavations. It helps them understand how, and in what timescale, different objects and remains become buried in the ground.

Archaeologists can create a Harris Matrix diagram of the stratigraphy to visualize the sequence of events, the relative age of items, and the differing spatiotemporal relationships between them. This allows archaeologists to build up a four-dimensional (4D) model of how a site has developed over different timespans.

Such interpretations, based on our understanding of archaeological stratigraphy, often underpin the stories we tell about the sites we excavate.
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May, K., Taylor, J.S. and Binding, C. (2023) The Matrix: connecting and re-using digital records and archives of archaeological investigations, Internet Archaeology 61. https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.61.2

May, K. 2020 The Matrix: Connecting Time and Space in Archaeological Stratigraphic Records and Archives, Internet Archaeology 55. https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.55.8
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