Since the research is done by an Israeli University, I'd say there's a good chance ther report was originally written in Hebrew. A good chance the dating followed the Hebrew calendar. If so, I wonder if dropping the Hebrew dating is anti-Jewish?
"Since the research is done by an Israeli University, I'd say there's a good chance ther report was originally written in Hebrew. A good chance the dating followed the Hebrew calendar. If so, I wonder if dropping the Hebrew dating is anti-Jewish?"
Probably not. Scientific publications almost always use standard measurements, whether it's dates or other measurements. That's why the metric system is universally used in the sciences, too.
The brouhaha about BCE and CE is just silly. It's an academic usage, brought about by the fact that 2/3 of the world's population is non-Christian. Science is international, not exclusive to the Christian West.
Perhaps the anti BCE CE people would have prefered Jewish (or Israeli) scientists to use something like 13 Adar 2500 (making a number and date up) it is the correct way to mention the date, who to say the Jewish calendar is the wrong way to notate.