Re:Bronze Age cheese reveals human-Lactobacillus interaction...
by adrian_b on Thursday October 03, 2024 @06:22AM
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In this specific case, perhaps the dates have been taken from two different sources and the author has not made the effort to convert them to a common format.
In general, dates "before present" are used for the dates determined from carbon 14 decay, which do not have an intrinsic relationship with any calendar.
A prehistoric cheese that is 7000 years old must have been dated with carbon 14, so "before present" would be the original dating, not yet converted to the Christian calendar.
In general, dates "before present" are used for the dates determined from carbon 14 decay, which do not have an intrinsic relationship with any calendar.
A prehistoric cheese that is 7000 years old must have been dated with carbon 14, so "before present" would be the original dating, not yet converted to the Christian calendar.