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Timeless Tools of Ancient Timekeeping
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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Across
  • 1. Device that tells time by casting a shadow
  • 2. Ancient water clock used to measure time flow
  • 3. Instrument used for astronomical measurements and time
  • 4. Burning object once used as a simple timing device
  • 6. Sand-filled timer measuring short intervals
  • 10. An early mechanical device to indicate time
Down
  • 5. Closest point in orbit used by some calendars to mark time
  • 7. Another name for a water clock
  • 8. Percussion instrument signaling time passage in temples
  • 9. Repetitive reference marking day cycles in ancient texts
  • 11. Tall stone monument often used to mark solar time
  • 12. Marker showing the sun’s highest point in the sky

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