Ancient Astronomical Calendar
These tablets, dated from 1000BC onwards, are a form of astronomical calendar, giving the pre-dawn risings of 3 stars in each month. They demonstrate the Babylonian mastery of stellar movements, but also that the Zodiac had not yet been identified
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10801353
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