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Calendars revisited

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Telepathine Dec 6, 2001 08:14:59

Replying to FourWinds

A slight aside this, but found a small article on the bBC website about whats thought to be the earliest
lunar calendar.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_975000/975360.stm.

FourWinds Dec 6, 2001 09:24:57

Replying to Telepathine

Great little article .. thanks

caergog Dec 6, 2001 20:53:31

Replying to Telepathine

interesting article thanks, I was especially pleased to see they recorded the lunar month as 29 days instead of 28 days as is often accepted, I certainly used to always think of it this way.We live and learn!
carolinex