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BPtoBCAD

Convert BP dates to BC/AD format

Description

Converts calibrated BP dates to BC/AD dates, omitting ‘year 0’

Usage

BPtoBCAD(x)

Arguments

`x`	A numerical vector (currently only basic checks that these numbers are in a sensible range).

Value

A vector with BC/BCE dates expressed as negative numbers and AD/CE dates as positive ones.

Examples

BPtoBCAD(4200)

rcarbon

Calibration and Analysis of Radiocarbon Dates

v1.4.2

GPL (>= 2)

Authors

Andrew Bevan [aut] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7967-3117>), Enrico Crema [aut, cre] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6727-5138>), R. Kyle Bocinsky [ctb], Martin Hinz [ctb], Philip Riris [ctb], Fabio Silva [ctb]

Initial release