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It may be "post-colonialist," but the date is still based on the birth of Christ. Alex Pezzati Archivist University of Pennsylvania Museum Quoting "O'Neill, Ken" <[log in to unmask]>: > The generally accepted, post-colonialist standard is B.C.E - before the > common era. > > Ken O'Neill, MA > Program Coordinator > University of Arizona Library Special Collections > 520.621.4300 > > "To live is to fly > low and high > so shake the dust off of your wings > and the sleep out of your eyes" > -Townes van Zandt > > "The opinions or statements expressed herein are my own and should not be > taken as a position, opinion,or endorsement of the University of Arizona." > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mary Lacy [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 12:34 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Date normalization for B.C.? > > All, > Is it possible to normalize pre-Christian era dates using ISO > 8601? I've got a series consisting of artifacts ca. 6th century-1st > century B.C. The standard > (http://xml.coverpages.org/ISO-FDIS-8601.pdf) is designed > for use with the Gregorian calendar, and cautions about its use for dates > preceding 1582. > > Any advice on encoding my <unitdate> would be appreciated! > > Mary Lacy > Manuscript Division, Library of Congress > (202)707-8799 fax (202)707-6336 > [log in to unmask] > **usual disclaimers apply** >