Can you please tell me something about typology method in archaeology? Erestina

Typology is the study of ‘types’ .To put it simply, it’s a way of dividing ‘things’ (in the case of archaeology usually small objects like pots or flint tools or weapons) into different groups according to their physical characteristics. So you might start off with a simple pot, which could then at a later date be made the same but have some decoration applied and then in the next stage might have handles added. This would be a ‘typology’ – showing how the shape of that pot had developed over time and you would describe these as Type 1 (plain), Type 2 (decorated) and Type 3 (decorated with handles). I hope that this explains the idea!