http://www.sdss.org/releases/largest-age-map-of-the-milky-way-reveals-how-our-galaxy-grew-up/
New correlation of data made it easier to estimate ages of stars ... thus making a general survey more practical. Shows how galaxy grew center out in general, with other specific irregularities imposed (prior inter-galactic collisions?).
(http://www.georgetownisd.org/cms/lib/TX01001838/Centricity/Domain/1133/SCIENCE_ROCKS_LG.jpg)