chronochrt-package {chronochrt}

ChronochRt

Description

ChronochRt offers an easy way to draw chronological charts from tables. It aims to provide an intuitive environment for anyone new to R.

Features

• Slim structure of chronological datasets

• Import tabular data files and

• Import Excel files (requires the package readxl

• Possibility to display up to 2 chronological systems within the same region (e.g. long and short chronologies)

• Layout of the chronological chart optimised for easy readability and comprehensibility

• Years in BCE must be negative - that's all you need to care about for dates

• Handling of insecure dates

• Handling of gaps, e.g. abandonment phases of sites

• Optional text labels

• Optional image labels to e.g. display key finds or show typological developments

• Geoms for the chronological chart and image labels

• Export of the chronological chart in different file formats (raster and vector graphics)

• Easy customisation of the chronological chart

• Based on the tidyverse: Seamless integration in pipes, enhanced customisation with ggplot2

Getting started

• Cheatsheet

• Vignettes

Author(s)

Maintainer: Thomas Rose [e-mail] (ORCID)

Authors:

• Chiara Girotto [e-mail] (ORCID)

See Also

Useful links:

• https://gitlab.com/archaeothommy/chronochrt

• Report bugs at https://gitlab.com/archaeothommy/chronochrt/-/issues