In archeology, what do the terms BCE and CE mean?

Question

I've always seen BC (Before Christ) and AD (After D? Death?)

Answer 1

yes BC means Before Christ, but AD means Ano Domini (i'm not sure of the correct spelling) which means: the year of our Lord. But since people don't want the calendar connected to religion anymore, the use CE and BCE. CE is common era and BCE is before comon era;
so BCE=BC and CE=AD.

Answer 2

BCE means Before common era, it used to be BC- before christ but they changed it.. and AD is (used as an abbreviation for the Latin "Anno Domine", which translates to "the Year of Our Lord," referring to years after the birth of Jesus Christ.

Answer 3

there is little decision for the sensible because of the fact the stupid fake claims on the subject of the calendar and BC/advert grew to become into the rationalization the worldwide replaced to BCE/CE! basically as Christian behaviour has pushed faith out of colleges the place religions used to income as a concern yet Christians tried to renounce training approximately the different faith than Christianity and because that infringed the form all faith grew to become into barred from colleges! cutting-part Christians are destroying Christianity variety the interior on an identical time as atheists take a seat lower back and snort!

Answer 4

Before common era, and common era. It's supposed to take religion out of the discussion and seem less slanted towards Christianity. It bothers me a little because the whole calender we use was established by those that were Christians, so why deny that? Why try to sanitize everything to make it politically correct and palatable? There is a prophesy though in the bible that says that one of the signs of the end times is that they will "change the times". I see this as a fulfillment of that and so it's not unexpected, merely a fulfillment of what was said.

Answer 5

Before the current era
Current era
But when did the current era begin?
They will never get around the business of BC Before Christ and
AD Anno Domini in the year of our Lord. Ha!

Answer 6

BCE before current era
CE current era

Answer 7

Before common era, and Common era. Scientist use these because they don't belive in before Christ and Anno-Diminy

Answer 8

beat me to it Micky and Rom