If I am reading this right, my game year is 6496 BC ?  

I am playing on Endless game speed (600 turns) and my turn is 390. Am I gonna get into space 5000 year before Christ?

I've noticed this similar slowness on Slow game speed as well. :/ I haven't tried the faster game speeds, but on Normal, it seems alright.

Just like in Civilization, the number of years per turn seems to change depending on the era. The years pass by much faster in the earlier eras.

Just wait till you see how the years are reported in Blitz...

I wish they would fix this. It's a minor gripe but the pacing on slower game speeds is ridiculous.