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3001 BCE
Observation
Looking at the position of the sun to determine time was the method before 3000 BCE -
3000 BCE
Tying Knots
In Ancient China, people told time by tying knots at regular intervals then burning the ends. People could tell how much time had passed based on the burning rope -
3000 BCE
Obelisk
Egyptians used an Obelisk as a shadow clock to tell time *Photo from Emaze -
300 BCE
Sundial
Babyalonians used a sundial with a 12 hour clock face and told time based on how the sun's position changed through the day *Photo from http://www.merlinsundials.co.uk/gallery.html -
300 BCE
Clepsydra
Water clock used the flow of water to measure time *Photo from Google -
1000
The Hourglass
One of the first timekeepers *Photo from Wikipedia
