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chronochrt (version 0.1.4)

chronochrt-package: 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.

Arguments

Features

  • 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

Author

Maintainer: Thomas Rose roseth@posteo.com (ORCID)

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