▲ 0 ▼ Dear so called "materialist" "historians" (hexbear.net) submitted 3 years ago by CatEars420@hexbear.net to c/history@hexbear.net 44 comments fedilink hide all child comments You want me to use BCE and CE instead of BC and AD because its too 'religious' But what event triggers this "common era"? :lea-smug: :very-smart:
[–] ssjmarx@hexbear.net 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I agree, we should add 10,000 to the CE in order to make the cutoff point the invention of agriculture. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child) How about we split the difference and make it about the discovery of bronze? There's a "B" in it. I'd suggest iron but the meteoric wootz thing would really mess with what year to establish it on. :edgeworth-shrug: permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 1 point 3 years ago If it's 10,000 it's likely about the time we started smelting copper. Copper Era. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child) How about we split the difference and make it about the discovery of bronze? There's a "B" in it. I'd suggest iron but the meteoric wootz thing would really mess with what year to establish it on. :edgeworth-shrug: permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 1 point 3 years ago If it's 10,000 it's likely about the time we started smelting copper. Copper Era. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 1 point 3 years ago If it's 10,000 it's likely about the time we started smelting copper. Copper Era. permalink fedilink source parent