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Archaeologists in China have unearthed a mysterious set of rectangular wooden pieces linked to an ancient astronomical calendar.

Throughout history, several societies have created their own calendar systems. From the ancient Babylonians to the Romans to our current calendar, it’s been a long process. Many of these have ...

Researchers believe an ancient Hawaiian shrine was a “sophisticated” seasonal calendar that used stones aligned with the sunset: university.

The ancient calendars recorded dates of more moment. Calendars counted the days since the beginning of the world, or they counted the hours till the end.

A new study explains how the ancient solar calendar may have worked at Stonehenge — and why it was constructed in the first place.

Ancient shrine was a ‘sophisticated seasonal calendar’ in Hawaii. Here’s how it worked By Sara Schilling February 25, 2025 3:04 PM ...

Ancient civilizations had very sophisticated calendars that were tied to long and short term celestial events. They forecast the years and the seasons with extraordinary accuracy.

Researchers believe an ancient shrine or worship site in Hawaii acted “as a sophisticated seasonal calendar.” The heiau, as it’s known in Hawaiian, was reconstructed in 2007 and dates to the ...