illustrate: Illustrate basic and composite relations

In tsdye/allen.archaeology: Allen\'s Interval Algebra for Archaeologists

Illustrate basic and composite relations

Description

Illustrate basic and composite Allen relations for several chronological model domains with a Nokel lattice. Chronological model domains include stratigraphy, anagenetic artifact change, and a variety of cladogenetic processes of artifact change, including what archaeologists label tradition, innovation, and borrowing. The illustrations show that stratigraphy and anagenetic artifact change each offer the necessary information to structure a chronological model deductively. In contrast, cladogenetic processes of artifact change comprise relatively weak sources of information that offer little guidance for the chronological model builder.

Usage

illustrate(relations = "basic", ...)

Arguments

relations

One of: basic show the 13 basic Allen relations (default); concurrent show concurrent relations; six show relations with distinct endpoints; inherit show chronological information about a transmission relationship from the receiver's point of view; contribute show chronological information from the giver's point of view during transmission; stratigraphic show the basic stratigraphic relations established by an observation of superposition; anagenetic show the basic relations of artifact change without branching; cladogenetic show the basic relations of artifact change with branching; contributors show the composite relations of two donors to a borrowing occurrence; innovations show the composite relations of two entities produced by innovation from a single source; sequence show the composite relations of superposition in a stratigraphic sequence; anagenesis show the composite relations of transmission during anagenesis; incorporation.2 show the composite relations of incorporation with two successors; or incorporation.1 show the composite relations of incorporation with one successor.

...

Named arguments to be passed on to allen_plot().

Value

A layout_tbl_graph object.

Author(s)

Thomas S. Dye

References

Harris, E. Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy. Second edition. London: Academic Press.

Lyman, R. Lee and Michael J. O'Brien. Seriation and cladistics: The difference between anagenetic and cladogenetic evolution. Chapter 5 in Mapping Our Ancestors: Phylogenetic Approaches in Anthropology and Prehistory. New Brunswick: AldineTransaction.

Examples

# Plot to the R graphics device
# illustrate()

# Save layout_tbl_graph object to a variable
# then plot to the R graphics device

# foo <- illustrate()
# foo

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