ðə tˌaɪpəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ ɡɹˈuːps təɡˌɛðɚ lˈɪθɪks wɪð sˈɪmɪlɚ mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹɪŋ hˈɪstɚɹiz ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tʊ ˈɛmfɐsˌaɪz pˈætɚnz ʌv mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹɪŋ bᵻhˈeɪvjɚ æz ɪn ʃˈiːts nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv.
The typological approach groups together lithics with similar manufacturing histories in order to emphasize patterns of manufacturing behavior (as in Sheets 1975).