Sunday, 17 March 2013

Ancient "Work Clock"

Courtesy of http://www.archaeology.org/news/666-130315-egypt-valley-kings-workers-sundial


The above artefact was recently discovered by archaeologists from the University of Basel. It appears that a 12-sectioned semicircle had been drawn onto the flat piece limestone.

This possibly indicates that the Ancient Egyptian tomb workers relied on this sundial as their "work clock" -  keeping track of their working hours.


-chelle-

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