diff --git a/differential-dataflow/Cargo.toml b/differential-dataflow/Cargo.toml
index 90f285421..cadc98369 100644
--- a/differential-dataflow/Cargo.toml
+++ b/differential-dataflow/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ mimalloc = "0.1.48"
 
 [dependencies]
 columnar = { workspace = true }
-columnation = "0.1.0"
+columnation = "0.1.1"
 fnv="1.0.2"
 paste = "1.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+smallvec = "1.15.1"
 timely = {workspace = true}
 
 [features]
diff --git a/differential-dataflow/src/dynamic/mod.rs b/differential-dataflow/src/dynamic/mod.rs
index f77c8c5e4..27217b778 100644
--- a/differential-dataflow/src/dynamic/mod.rs
+++ b/differential-dataflow/src/dynamic/mod.rs
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ where
             let mut output = output.activate();
             input.for_each(|cap, data| {
                 let mut new_time = cap.time().clone();
-                let mut vec = std::mem::take(&mut new_time.inner).into_vec();
+                let mut vec = std::mem::take(&mut new_time.inner).into_inner();
                 vec.truncate(level - 1);
                 new_time.inner = PointStamp::new(vec);
                 let new_cap = cap.delayed(&new_time);
                 for (_data, time, _diff) in data.iter_mut() {
-                    let mut vec = std::mem::take(&mut time.inner).into_vec();
+                    let mut vec = std::mem::take(&mut time.inner).into_inner();
                     vec.truncate(level - 1);
                     time.inner = PointStamp::new(vec);
                 }
diff --git a/differential-dataflow/src/dynamic/pointstamp.rs b/differential-dataflow/src/dynamic/pointstamp.rs
index abc2c574d..095acc2b7 100644
--- a/differential-dataflow/src/dynamic/pointstamp.rs
+++ b/differential-dataflow/src/dynamic/pointstamp.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 use columnar::Columnar;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use smallvec::SmallVec;
 
 /// A sequence of timestamps, partially ordered by the product order.
 ///
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 #[columnar(derive(Eq, PartialEq, Ord, PartialOrd))]
 pub struct PointStamp<T> {
     /// A sequence of timestamps corresponding to timestamps in a sequence of nested scopes.
-    vector: Vec<T>,
+    vector: SmallVec<[T; 1]>,
 }
 
 impl<T: Timestamp> PartialEq<[T]> for PointStamp<T> {
@@ -61,18 +62,18 @@ impl<T: Timestamp> PointStamp<T> {
     /// Create a new sequence.
     ///
     /// This method will modify `vector` to ensure it does not end with `T::minimum()`.
-    pub fn new(mut vector: Vec<T>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(mut vector: SmallVec<[T; 1]>) -> Self {
         while vector.last() == Some(&T::minimum()) {
             vector.pop();
         }
         PointStamp { vector }
     }
-    /// Returns the wrapped vector.
+    /// Returns the wrapped small vector.
     ///
     /// This method is the support way to mutate the contents of `self`, by extracting
     /// the vector and then re-introducing it with `PointStamp::new` to re-establish
     /// the invariant that the vector not end with `T::minimum`.
-    pub fn into_vec(self) -> Vec<T> {
+    pub fn into_inner(self) -> SmallVec<[T; 1]> {
         self.vector
     }
 }
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ impl<T: PartialOrder + Timestamp> PartialOrder for PointStamp<T> {
 use timely::progress::timestamp::Refines;
 impl<T: Timestamp> Refines<()> for PointStamp<T> {
     fn to_inner(_outer: ()) -> Self {
-        Self { vector: Vec::new() }
+        Self { vector: Default::default() }
     }
     fn to_outer(self) -> () {
         ()
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ impl<T: Timestamp> PathSummary<PointStamp<T>> for PointStampSummary<T::Summary>
             vector.push(action.results_in(&T::minimum())?);
         }
 
-        Some(PointStamp::new(vector))
+        Some(PointStamp::new(vector.into()))
     }
     fn followed_by(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Self> {
         // The output `retain` will be the minimum of the two inputs.
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ impl<TS: PartialOrder> PartialOrder for PointStampSummary<TS> {
 use timely::progress::Timestamp;
 impl<T: Timestamp> Timestamp for PointStamp<T> {
     fn minimum() -> Self {
-        Self::new(Vec::new())
+        Self::new(Default::default())
     }
     type Summary = PointStampSummary<T::Summary>;
 }
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ impl<T: Lattice + Timestamp + Clone> Lattice for PointStamp<T> {
     fn join(&self, other: &Self) -> Self {
         let min_len = ::std::cmp::min(self.vector.len(), other.vector.len());
         let max_len = ::std::cmp::max(self.vector.len(), other.vector.len());
-        let mut vector = Vec::with_capacity(max_len);
+        let mut vector = SmallVec::with_capacity(max_len);
         // For coordinates in both inputs, apply `join` to the pair.
         for index in 0..min_len {
             vector.push(self.vector[index].join(&other.vector[index]));
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ impl<T: Lattice + Timestamp + Clone> Lattice for PointStamp<T> {
     }
     fn meet(&self, other: &Self) -> Self {
         let min_len = ::std::cmp::min(self.vector.len(), other.vector.len());
-        let mut vector = Vec::with_capacity(min_len);
+        let mut vector = SmallVec::with_capacity(min_len);
         // For coordinates in both inputs, apply `meet` to the pair.
         for index in 0..min_len {
             vector.push(self.vector[index].meet(&other.vector[index]));
@@ -255,24 +256,24 @@ impl<T: Lattice + Timestamp + Clone> Lattice for PointStamp<T> {
 
 mod columnation {
     use columnation::{Columnation, Region};
-
+    use smallvec::SmallVec;
     use crate::dynamic::pointstamp::PointStamp;
 
-    impl<T: Columnation> Columnation for PointStamp<T> {
+    impl<T: Columnation+Clone> Columnation for PointStamp<T> {
         type InnerRegion = PointStampStack<T::InnerRegion>;
     }
 
     /// Stack for PointStamp. Part of Columnation implementation.
-    pub struct PointStampStack<R: Region<Item: Columnation>>(<Vec<R::Item> as Columnation>::InnerRegion);
+    pub struct PointStampStack<R: Region<Item: Columnation+Clone>>(<SmallVec<[R::Item; 1]> as Columnation>::InnerRegion);
 
-    impl<R: Region<Item: Columnation>> Default for PointStampStack<R> {
+    impl<R: Region<Item: Columnation+Clone>> Default for PointStampStack<R> {
         #[inline]
         fn default() -> Self {
             Self(Default::default())
         }
     }
 
-    impl<R: Region<Item: Columnation>> Region for PointStampStack<R> {
+    impl<R: Region<Item: Columnation+Clone>> Region for PointStampStack<R> {
         type Item = PointStamp<R::Item>;
 
         #[inline]