sorting table

noun

A table on which finds are sorted by date, origin etc.

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Meanings

nounsorting table (plural sorting tables)

plural sorting tables

  1. archaeologyA table on which finds are sorted by date, origin etc.
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    2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text Stefania Chlouveraki, the project leader, stands at a long sorting table. She turns the colored fragments over and over in her fingertips. She fits each one into its place: a magnificent tableau of lions, crosses, pomegranate trees.

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APA

sorting table. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorting%20table

MLA

“sorting table.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorting%20table. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sorting table,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorting%20table.

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