Cottage roof timber from Ireland. Date: 906 ± 35 years. What is the BP Date?
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well, the present date is 2014
So, what is 2014-(906±35)?
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Cottage roof timber from Ireland. Date: 906 ± 35 years
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To determine the BP (Before Present) date, we need to understand that it is a time scale used in archaeology, geology, and other related fields. The BP scale represents the number of years before the year 1950 AD.
In this case, you have provided the date of the cottage roof timber from Ireland as "906 ± 35 years." To convert this to a BP date, we subtract the number of years from the year 1950.
Calculating the years before 1950, we get:
1950 - (906 ± 35) = 1044 ± 35 BP
Therefore, the BP date for the cottage roof timber from Ireland is 1044 ± 35 BP.