Seriation

These set of programs were constructed to assist in the creation of seriation, particularly as a tool to explain the archaeological record in terms of cultural transmission. They are free to use but you must abide by the Creative Commons license listed below.

 For questions, please contact Carl Lipo (clipo@csulb.edu).

 Download: FrequencySeriation.xls (v3.0)
 Download: OccurrenceSeriation.xls (v2.0)

 Code by Carl P. Lipo and Tim Hunt

Department of Anthropology
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
California State University Long Beach
Long Beach, CA 90840
clipo @  csulb dot edu

 References:

 Lipo, C. (2001). Science, Style and the Study of Community Structure: An Example from the Central Mississippi River Valley. Oxford, British Archaeological Reports, International Series, no. 918.

 Lipo, C., M. Madsen, R. Dunnell and T. Hunt (1997) Population Structure, Cultural Transmission, and Frequency Seriation. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 16(4):33.

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