A set of functions and files with code to perform theoretical experiments, simulating geometric icons similar to handaxes as well as code for the analysis of handaxe morphology using either geometric morphometrics of Fourier morphological descriptors
Author : Lloyd A. Courtenay
Email : ladc1995@gmail.com
ORCID : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4810-2001
Current Afiliation : Universidad de Salamanca [USAL]
Prior to using any of the code, the functions.R file should first be sourced (while the user must also first check that all libraries are installed). Once the functions.R file has been sourced all code from other files should work fine. The functions.R file additionally contains some details about how to use each of the functions, while the code used to generate figures from the aforementioned study has been included in each of the separate files;
- Experiments.R contains all code used to perform the main study, as well as examples of code that can be used to perform analyses using the different types of sliding procedures for semilandmarks.
- compare_pca_cva.R contains code used to compare PCA and CVA for the analysis of 3 identical theoretical bifacial handaxes.
- Cohens_Delta_Code.py contains example python code for the calculation of Cohen's delta values.
This code was designed and prepared for the study by: Courtenay, L.A. (2023) Theoretical Reflections on an Optimal Means of Studying 2D Handaxe Morphology
Please cite this repository as: Courtenay, L.A. (2023) Code for Handaxe Simulations. https://github.com/LACourtenay/Handaxe_Simulation. Accessed: xxxx
Comments, questions, doubts, suggestions and corrections can all be directed to L. A. Courtenay at the email provided above.
This project is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0. See the LICENSE file for details.
Copyright (C) 2023 Lloyd Courtenay
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 3.