Radiocarbon Equations

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Documentation for package ‘rice’ version 1.0.0

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rice-package	rice: Radiocarbon Equations
age.F14C	To be deprecated. Use C14.F14C instead
age.pMC	To be deprecated. Use C14topMC instead.
as.bin	Combine multiple radiocarbon dates within bins
as.one	Combine multiple radiocarbon dates assuming they belong to the same single year
BCADtoC14	Find the 14C age and error belonging to a BC/AD age.
BCADtocalBP	calculate cal BP ages from BC/AD ages
BCADtoD14C	Find the pMC and error belonging to a cal BP age.
BCADtoF14C	Find the F14C and error belonging to a BC/AD age.
BCADtopMC	Find the pMC and error belonging to a BC/AD age.
C14toBCAD	Find the BCAD age(s) crossing a C14 age.
C14tocalBP	Find the calBP age(s) crossing a C14 age.
C14toD14C	Transform C14 age(s) into D14C
C14toF14C	Calculate F14C values from C14 ages
C14topMC	Calculate pMC values from C14 ages
calBPtoBCAD	calculate BC/AD ages from cal BP ages
calBPtoC14	Find the 14C age and error belonging to a cal BP age.
calBPtoD14C	Find the pMC and error belonging to a cal BP age.
calBPtoF14C	Find the F14C and error belonging to a cal BP age.
calBPtopMC	Find the pMC and error belonging to a cal BP age.
caldist	Calculate calibrated distribution
calib.t	Comparison dates calibrated using both the t distribution (Christen and Perez 2009) and the normal distribution.
calibrate	Plot individual calibrated dates.
clean	Simulate removing contamination from a radiocarbon age
contaminate	Simulate the impact of contamination on a radiocarbon age
D14CtoC14	Transform D14C into C14 age
D14CtoF14C	Transform D14C into F14C
D14CtopMC	Transform D14C into pMC
draw.ccurve	Draw a calibration curve.
draw.contamination	Draw contamination impacts
draw.D14C	Draw d14C and the calibration curve.
draw.dates	add calibrated distributions to a plot.
F14C.age	To be deprecated. Calculate C14 ages from F14C values.
F14CtoC14	Calculate C14 ages from F14C values.
F14CtoD14C	Transform F14C into D14C
F14CtopMC	Calculate pMC ages from F14C values.
find.shells	Find nearby shell-derived dR values
fractions	Estimate a missing radiocarbon age from fractions
hpd	Calculate highest posterior density
l.calib	Find the calibrated probability of a calendar age for a 14C date.
map.shells	Plot regional shell-derived dR values
muck	Calculate the amount of muck/contamination to explain an observed C14 age
older	Find the probability of a calibrated date being older than a certain age
overlap	The overlap between calibrated C14 dates
p.range	Probability of a date lying within a cal BP range
pMC.age	To be deprecated. Use pMCtoC14 instead.
pMCtoC14	Calculate C14 ages from pMC values.
pMCtoD14C	Transform F14C into D14C
pMCtoF14C	Calculate pMC ages from F14C values.
point.estimates	Calculate a point estimate
pool	Test if a set of radiocarbon dates can be combined
push.gamma	Add a gamma distribution to a calibrated date
push.normal	Add a normal distribution to a calibrated date
r.calib	return a random calendar age from a calibrated distribution
shells	shells Data
shells.mean	Plot and summarize the dR values
shroud	shroud Data
smooth.ccurve	Smooth a calibration curve
smooth.curve	Smooth a calibration curve
spread	The spread among calibrated dates
weighted_means	Calculate the weighted mean of C14 ages
younger	Find the probability of a calibrated date being of a certain age or younger than it