According to Live Science, the discovery sheds new light on the ancient Egyptian celebration of Wepet Renpet, or the Opening of the Year, a festival that was central to their culture and calendar.

1. The Solar Year is Most Reliable Ancient calendars tracked time in very different ways. This is only logical, considering each civilization came up with its own calculations and strategies. Two ...

How he found the solution of the mystery of the ancient Mayan calendar, the oldest time-counting system in the world, was explained yesterday by Dr. H. J. Spinden of the Peabody Museum in an ...

The Romans added January and February to the calendar but ran into a problem — math and superstition. Here's why February ...

We’re way ahead of anyone in Britain. Ancient Egyptian: What have you got in this linen sack thing anyway? Oh, a calendar! Now that is useful. It’s similar to our own solar calendar which has ...