R packages
You will find these R packages far easier to use if you know some basics on how to use R. I recommend the book by Norman Matloff (amazon), or the online intro course by codeschool.
Bchron
Bchron is an R package that enables quick calibration of radiocarbon dates under various calibration curves (including user generated ones); Age-depth modelling as per the algorithm of Haslett and Parnell (2008); Relative sea level rate estimation incorporating time uncertainty in polynomial regression models; and non-parametric phase modelling via Gaussian mixtures as a means to determine the activity of a site (and as an alternative to the Oxcal function SUM).
The official instruction manual with a detailed walkthrough for Bchron is available here as a vignette. The development version is available on GitHub. There is also a facility on the GitHub page to report bugs or request new features.
SIAR, simmr and MixSIAR
SIAR:
simmr:
SIAR is a package for estimating dietary proportions from stable isotope-type data. If you would like to start using SIAR, then I suggest reading this excellent introduction document written by my collaborator Richard Inger.
If you would like a more detailed podcast-style tutorial on R and SIAR then please see these instructional videos by my collaborator Andrew Jackson.
SIAR is no longer under active development, and has been replaced by simmr, and the far more detailed MixSIAR. Follow the links for installation instructions.
Bclim
Bclim is a package written (with James Sweeney and Thinh Doan) for palaeoclimate reconstruction from pollen data using stochastic volatility models whilst incorporating time uncertainty. Instructions for using the package are available here. This package is under active development so is likely to undergo rapid changes.