A relative date is:
A) a date expressed as a specific unit of scientific measurement, such as days, years, centuries, or millennia.
B) a date expressed relative to another (e.g., earlier, later, more recent, etc.) rather than in absolute terms.
C) a date based on the occurrence of distinctive fossil assemblages in distinct strata.
D) no longer useful for archaeology; absolute dates are necessary in order to provide a meaningful interpretation of an assemblage.

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Relative dating methods place artifacts or events in sequence relative to each other but do not provide numerical dates. This is done by considering their stratigraphic, stylistic, or chronological relationships, without specifying an exact date.

A Relative Date Is