The meaning of "B.C.E."?

[Alec McClay]

Actually BP is mostly used in the context of C14 dating, and "present" is
defined as being 1950 (see http://www.answers.com/topic/radiocarbon-dating.
So 5000 BCE = 6950 BP.

At 11:00 PM 05.04.18, you wrote:
>Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 11:26:48 -0500
>From: "Thomas G. Lammers" <lammers at UWOSH.EDU>
>Subject: Re: The meaning of "B.C.E."?
>
>Bear in mind, however that 5000 BCE / 5000 BC = 7005 BP ... until next
>year.  One set of terms is for "calendar" year, the other for elapsed time.
>