Systems used to order and interpret cultural forms, often used to infer historic

Systems used to order and interpret cultural forms, often used to infer historical sequences. Look at this mess:** Scholars were trying to arrange the cultures in an order that made sense historically.. But guess what?? There is no way to know if this order is correct.! A decorative motif that seems simple may have come from something super complex, ou vice-versa. Then, anyone can make up a story from these classifications.