Processual approach:
This object has one leg extended out onto four a couple of inches before it hits the ground, and it
has wheels on the bottom of these four little legs. It has a curved seat with a high curved back. It
is made from plastic, faux leather, it also consists of arm rests. This chair approximately weighs
6.80 kilograms. The mean-ceramic-date for this chair determines that this chair dates to 5 years
ago. This date has been further corroborated through stylistic dating using seriation. It is
hypothesized that this chair is commonly used by working people- not people of labor, but
people in an office setting. It is neither used by the elite nor the lowest social group and of
average quality. Ethnographic analogies demonstrate that this artifact is common in locations
such as government offices, medical facilities, schools, colleges, and corporations.
Post-processual approach:
This object has one leg extended out onto four a couple of inches before it hits the ground, and it
has wheels on the bottom of these four extensions. It is made of plastic, faux leather, and consists
of arm rests. The mean-ceramic-date for this object determines that the chair cannot be older than
5 years. Research on this object stems from politics from the past contemplating the use of such a
chair and how it brings comfort in a modern working society. This chair highlights how society
provides alleviation and tranquility for a working space. This chair is arranged in front of a desk
facing the wall where a laptop, an iPad, and other technology is found. This arrangement is
evidence of the chair being used for comfort in a working space. Based on the inferences from
ethnographic analogy, this seating apparatus has the sole purpose of creating easement and an
enjoyable environment.
Cultural-historical approach:
This object has one leg extended out onto four a couple of inches before it hits the ground, and it
has wheels on the bottom of these four extensions. It is made of plastic, faux leather, and consists
of arm rests and it is black. It weighs about 6.80 kilograms. Among other artifacts like this,
chairs, used for similar purposes, are found later than stools but before ultra-modern and non-
traditional forms of seating.
