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I suppose it's possible that the second C is meant to indicate that the
dates are based on calibrated radiocarbon dates, although gregorianised
radiocarbon dates are usually written b.c./a.d. when uncalibrated and
B.C./A.D. when calibrated.
But if Jay has seen the second C elsewhere as an indicator of the dating
system, I'd bet with him.
Rebecca Johnson
On Thu, 8 Aug 2002, Jay Heuman wrote:
> Hello Clark!
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> I have seen this in a few other places. To my knowledge,
> the 'C' to which you refer is a qualifier, identifying
> "A.D." and "B.C." as a Christian-based dating system.
> (Hence 'C' for Christian, as in "Anno Domini, Christian" and
> "Before Christ, Christian".)
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