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Archaeologists Discovered The Remains Of A Large 2,500-Year-Old Ancient Egyptian Astronomical Observatory Used To Track The Movement Of The Sun And The Stars
At a temple site, the remains of an ancient Egyptian astronomical observatory ... The instrument, also known as a sloping shadow clock, was one of the most important tools for measuring time ...
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'Everything we found shattered our expectations': Archaeologists discover 1st astronomical observatory from ancient Egypt
This figure symbolizes the ancient Egyptians' connection to the cosmos ... we discovered a slanted stone sundial — a sun ...
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Nine quick facts about the history of timekeeping
4,000 years ago, Ancient Egyptians and Babylonians introduced ... but it didn’t catch on! Sundials and shadow clocks were being used as early as 3,500 years ago. These were stone blocks with ...