Talk:St Lythans burial chamber

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Did you know... that according to local tradition, on Midsummer's Eve the capstone of the Neolithic St Lythans burial chamber (pictured) in Wales spins round three times, then all the stones bathe in a nearby river?

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The use of 'BP' is historian snobbery

I made one edit, but do not have the patience to change them all (nor do I think such a large change without discussion would be in the spirit of Wikipedia). There's not even a page explaining 'BP' in Wikipedia that I could find (Is it this 'Before Present' thing... and didn't that meaning recently change with the turn of the latest millennium?) Anyhow, this use of 'BP' is historian/archeologist snobbery. 'BCE' is FAR more common and I'm pretty sure that Wikipedia is a common encyclopedia, that is not specifically for historians and archeologists. 67.127.59.247 (talk) 16:11, 16 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for bringing it to the talk page. It would have been better had you done so before making changes, though. WP:Mos (dates and numbers) advises that 'consistency should be maintained within an article, unless there is a good reason to do otherwise'. I have, therefore, reverted your edit. (By the way, the edit was made as 5000 BCE, which would make it over 7000 years ago. whereas, the dolmen has been dated to 6000 BP (before present), which is 4000 BCE.) BP was used on this article because it deals with things that have been dated using radiocarbon dating and BP is commonly used in this area. I was not aware of any any historian/archeologist snobbery on the use of BP, as I am neither an historian nor an archeologist. I chose to use BP for 3 reasons: 1. It was appropriate for the subject matter; 2. I am not Christian and so prefer not to reference a god I have no connection to; 3. It tells you how long ago it was, instantly. I agree that Wikipedia is a common encyclopedia, and that is not specifically for historians and archeologists, but it is a medium to educate. I note that you were unsure of the term and have wikilinked it on its first use to avoid confusion in future. Daicaregos (talk) 18:23, 16 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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