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BP is commonly used for geologic and evolutionary timescales where 2000 years doesn't actually make much of a difference, but I rarely see it used for less than
by mapt 2y ago
BP is commonly used for geologic and evolutionary timescales where 2000 years doesn't actually make much of a difference, but I rarely see it used for less than Holocene-spanning timelines.
Sure makes it easier to understand if your intention is to portray the age rather than the relation to specific dated historical events.
- OJFord 2y agoAh that tracks, thank you. I do think it's odd in this sentence, with the two mixed (albeit we care about relating the first to history and the second to age) but clearly I'm not in the field so maybe it's just me. (I think putting the two together makes me want to relate the latter to a time in history, to compare, even if I wouldn't in isolation, if you see what I mean.)