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Secrets of Ancient Timekeepers
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Across
  • 1. An ancient water clock measuring time through water flow.
  • 2. Device that uses shadows cast by the sun to indicate time.
  • 4. Sound instrument marking the passage of time in ancient Asia.
  • 6. Early complex clock showing celestial motions and time.
  • 8. Crystal used in modern clocks, yet valued historically for timekeeping.
  • 9. Place where early timekeeping devices were often installed.
  • 14. Tall stone pillar used by Egyptians as a time marker.
Down
  • 3. Burning object once used to estimate passage of hours.
  • 5. Device measuring time by sand falling from one bulb to another.
  • 7. Ancient Greek term related to genealogies, sometimes linked to chronological order.
  • 10. Ancient device name linked to rotational motion and timing.
  • 11. Instrument used to determine time by the position of stars.
  • 12. Step pyramid used for astronomical observations and timing.
  • 13. Marker indicating when the sun reaches its highest point.
  • 15. Burning sticks used in Asia for time measurement in rituals.

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