3D stone tool analysis in R: An introduction to the Lithics3D package
Channel: Recording Archaeology
Date: 2020-10-30

This presentation introduces Lithics3D, an open-source (GPL v2) R package for automatic and semi-automatic analysis of stone artifacts based on 3D scans. The package, which is under active development and available on GitHub, has two primary goals: first, to provide readyto-use functions for directly quantifying archaeologically meaningful artifact properties that are difficult or impossible to measure manually; and second, to greatly simplify the process of implementing such high-level functionality by providing the necessary building blocks. In this presentation the capabilities of Lithics3D will be demonstrated, focusing particularly on how researchers who are familiar with, but not necessarily experts in R and 3D analysis can implement novel, custom functionality with the aid of the low-level functions provided by the package. Current and future development directions will also be discussed.


Cornel Marian Pop