can you give me examples of timekeeping devices?
Astronomical bodies, sticks and bones to track the phases of the moon or the seasons, Stone circles, sexagesimal timekeeping, and vigesimal counting system
History of timekeeping devices
Many ancient civilizations observed astronomical bodies, often the Sun and Moon, to determine times, dates, and seasons. The first calendars may have been created during the last glacial period, by hunter-gatherers who employed tools such as sticks and bones to track the phases of the moon or the seasons. Stone circles, such as England's Stonehenge, were built in various parts of the world, especially in Prehistoric Europe, and are thought to have been used to time and predict seasonal and annual events such as equinoxes or solstices. As those megalithic civilizations left no recorded history, little is known of their calendars or timekeeping methods. Methods of sexagesimal timekeeping, now common in both Western and Eastern societies, are first attested nearly 4,000 years ago in Mesopotamia and Egypt. Mesoamericans similarly modified their usual vigesimal counting system when dealing with calendars to produce a 360-day year.
who invented the first mechanical clock in 1300 Catholic monks which of the earliest civilizations used timekeeping devices? Hunter-gatherers, Prehistoric Europe, Mesoamericans, etc why did the monks invent the clock? To regulate daily prayer- and work-schedules strictly and to ensure accuracy
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History of timekeeping devices [SEP] Timekeeping devices of early civilizations
Many ancient civilizations observed astronomical bodies, often the Sun and Moon, to determine times, dates, and seasons. The first calendars may have been created during the last glacial period, by hunter-gatherers who employed tools such as sticks and bones to track the phases of the moon or the seasons. Stone circles, such as England's Stonehenge, were built in various parts of the world, especially in Prehistoric Europe, and are thought to have been used to time and predict seasonal and annual events such as equinoxes or solstices. As those megalithic civilizations left no recorded history, little is known of their calendars or timekeeping methods.