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pseudocrat_ t1_j1xy65k wrote

Reply to comment by MgUSF1590 in People 'finger painted' the skulls of their ancestors red in the Andes a millennium ago by limpy992

A millenium is one thousand, my friend

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CruelFish t1_j1ykd2n wrote

I wouldn't be surprised at all if one million years ago there were hobby painters.

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virtualmang t1_j20et2w wrote

What’s the name for something a million years ago?

Edit: Nothing in that naming scheme. But the closest thing is an Epoch which describes a 1 million year period. Aeon is 1 billion.

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