Meaning B.P.
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B.P.Before Present; used in age determination instead of B.C. or B.C.E. "Present" is academically defined as the year 1950 (the year when this term was invented).
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B.P.Before the present. bacillary bands
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B.P. The measurement of "Between Perpendiculars", the vertical frame spars
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B.P.An abbreviation of "Before Present." By convention, it means prior to 1950.
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B.P.years before present; as a convention, 1950 is the year from which B.P. dates are calculated.
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B.P.Abbreviation for “Before Present.” Used in the context of radiocarbon dating, the expression refers to the years before 1950.
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B.P.Before Present. Where present is define as the year 1950 A.D. Therefore, 1949 B.P. would be the year 1 A.D. and 1951 B.P. would be the year 1 B.C.
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B.P.Before Present, the present being designated as 1950 A.D. about the time Carbon 14 dating was developed. Using B.P. avoids the necessity of constantly readjusting dates to compensate for the ongoing passage of time.
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B.P.years before present; as a convention, 1950 is the year from which B.P. dates are calculated.
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