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Ohwja t1_ja9fzvc wrote

They didn't. They just got up when the sun came out, and stop work when its too dark.

In winter there wasn't anything on the land, still they did other jobs.

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Emyrssentry t1_ja9i0et wrote

That's patently false. The Egyptians were able to create a 365 day cycle completely independently from any winter/summer cycle. A 360 day year, with 5 extra days added between the years.

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speculatrix t1_ja9j42v wrote

AIUI, It offended the Babylonians that there wasn't an exact 360 day year, as they used base 12

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