Kiva with Hole at the Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe ancient Pueblo people built kivas and painted stories of their creation as they believed that they came from the center of the earth. They held rituals and celebrated around a ceremonial hole in the kiva that symbolized their access to the world of their ancestors.<\/p>\nThe Astronomical Clock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nComplex Movements<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIn the middle ages, we were able to create more sophisticated devices to measure time and understand the movements of the heavens. The astronomical clock in Prague is an excellent example of man trying to gain control and predictability over their natural world.<\/p>\nStanding on an Astronomical Observatory in Incallajta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nCalendar at Tiwanaku<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nLong before there were clocks and timepieces, the ancient people of South America had been observing the movements of the starts and had created calendars that predicted the seasons and the days of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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