[TalBlack]

‘Before the present’ STILL avoids referring to SOMETHING. That something looms in refrence no matter how hard they try to marginalize it.

[T-Bird45]

Avoiding the referral to something would be the confirmation we’re living in “1984”-world.

[ETL]

'Before the present' STILL avoids referring to SOMETHING.

Good point. There needs to be a system that holds up over the long run, particularly with archaeology, as opposed to paleontology, which covers millions of years.