Ancient calendar reveals how Roman-era Egyptians celebrated their New Year, Wepet Renpet
Wepet Renpet was intrinsically linked to the heliacal rising of Sirius, which heralded the summer solstice and the annual ...
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4 Lessons We Can Learn from One of the Oldest Time Systems: The Mayan Calendar
1. The Solar Year is Most Reliable Ancient calendars tracked time in very different ways. This is only logical, considering each civilization came up with its own calculations and strategies. Two ...
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Chinese Agricultural Calendar: ancient people combined lunar and solar years to know when to plant, harvest crops
The Chinese Agricultural Calendar uses lunar months to determine its dates, but it also has “solar terms” which are based on the solar year. These solar terms helped the ancient Chinese people ...
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Astronomical calendar discovered in ancient Chinese tomb
ALBAWABA - Ancient wooden artifacts that may be linked to an astronomical calendar have been unearthed by archaeologists in China. The discovery was made inside a remarkably well-preserved tomb ...
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How climate change is changing calendars — and what to do about it
The case of China’s system of 24 solar terms, an ancient agricultural calendar recognized by the UN cultural organization UNESCO as part of humanity’s intangible cultural heritage, illustrates ...
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A Gathering of Ancient Stars
Day 17 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: a gathering of ancient stars. The globular cluster NGC 2005, featured in this Hubble image, is located about 750 light-years from the heart of ...