What is 3000 BP?
The 'present' in BP is set at 1950, as this was close to when radiometric dating began to be used. Therefore a date like 3000 BP means 3000 before 1950 AD: in other words 1050 BC. As with AD and BC, the use of lower case 'bp' usually means the date is uncalibrated, and upper case means calibrated.Oct 17, 2017
The 'present' in BP is set at 1950, as this was close to when radiometric dating began to be used. Therefore a date like 3000 BP means 3000 before 1950 AD: in other words 1050 BC. As with AD and BC, the use of lower case 'bp' usually means the date is uncalibrated, and upper case means calibrated.Oct 17, 2017
