The Art of ancient calendars In the category ancient civilization Many people are interested in knowledge and learning about many subjects, this knowledge may be vital at some point in your life, attention enough. and dive into more detail in The Art of ancient calendars.
About 5 000 BC the first calendars in history of mankind have appeared, and have established norm on which we measure our months and days today
No matter what you think about the prophecies of the Mayan calendar regarding 2012, you must recognize the fact that their representation of time is simply amazing
This is the Aztec calendar, presented at the Museum of National Anthropology in Mexico City, Mexico. It is a huge basalt monolith (weighs 25 tons), the Aztecs called it the Eagle's Ball Kuauxykalli, but it is known as the Aztec Stone Calendar, or the Sun.
Ancient Egyptian Astronomical Calendar
The calendar system Itself is one of the oldest, dated approximately 5 000 BC the calendar Itself was inflicted on papyrus
In case You are wondering what all these characters mean-hieroglyphs, it is better to visit the nearest bookstore and buy the book "How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs ". Here is a great version where You can really appreciate the complexity of artwork (this is a modern reproduction that can be purchased on the streets of Cairo)
Zodiac Dunder is a bas-relief from the ceiling of the chapel's portico dedicated to Osiris in the temple of Hatkhor in Dunder. The map shows the 12 constellations of the zodiacal group, each of which forms 36 days, and planets. These are groups of stars of the first magnitude. They were used in the ancient Egyptian calendar, which was based on lunar cycles
The Zodiacal part of the "Starry Sky map" was actually drawn on the ceiling of Hatkhor temple in southern Egypt.
The Sector of the Astrolabe of Canterbury: Medieval astrolabe, made in England around 1383 BC
Ancient Indian (Aztec) Calendar-Original Ancient manuscript Borbonicus 1507.
