A village flourishes, but eventually is abandoned. Later, another village is built at the same location; over many years this second village is replaced. In time, yet another village is built on the same spot. For archaeologists, the layers and artifacts that result from such change are an example of

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The description of layers of artifacts resulting from multiple villages built and abandoned in the same location is an example of the principle of superposition in archaeology. This principle states that in any undisturbed sequence of layers, the oldest layer is on the bottom and the youngest is on the top.

A Village Flourishes, but Eventually Is Abandoned