Atechnique for ordering artifacts in a relative sequence based on their similarities is referred to

Seriation, is the right answer.

Explanation:

Seriation is a method of relative dating in that collections or artifacts from various sites, in the corresponding culture, are arranged in a sequential method. Archaeologists employ this method to date archaeological discoveries and articles. It is a  conventional means of dating in archaeology. This method may be employed to date pottery fragments, stone tools, and other artifacts.

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts

i think it is the byzantine empire