When discussing a time period of 50,000 years ago, should I use the term BC or BP?

Violin troll · Jan 20, 2011

BC (Before Christ) is used for recent years before the Common Era, but BP (Before Present) is used for further-back estimated time periods.

If I'm talking about a period of about 50,000 years ago, which notation should I use?

When discussing a time period of 50,000 years ago, should I use the term BC or BP?

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