The shadow of the vertical column in the center lines up with the movement of the sun
It shows time by falling.
Two thousand years of sunset in Laodicea
During ongoing excavations and restoration work in the ancient city of Denizli, Laodicea, a Hellenistic-era clock has been discovered showing the time and seasons with a sundial.
Head of excavation committee Prof. Dr. Celal Imek said, “The 2,000-year-old clock clearly shows the parts of the year. The 3-part watch showing winter, mid-summer is released for the first time. "There are very rare examples here in the world," he said.
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Excavations in the Western Theater of Laodicea, the ancient city of Denizli, found a recording of sunset times approximately 2,000 years old.
A 2,000-year-old sunbeam was discovered during excavations in the Western Theater of Laodicea, an ancient city on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List.
At the top of the clock are the names Winter (ximerini) written in Greek, the Solstice in the middle of the clock (isomerini), the Equinox and the summer season (terini) at the bottom.
At the top of the clock there is a shadow bar (gnomon) in the middle. In the quarter-spherical sunlight, the gnomon rod observed the shadow by season and month.
The head of the Laodicea Excavation Division, Prof. Dr. Selal Imik, made a statement on Sunday on his social media account and said:
"A very unique two-thousand-year-old sunset recording found in the western theater of Laodicea bears the Greek names Ksimerini in the upper part, Isimerini in Greek, the equinox of night and day, and Terini, summer in the lower part. In the upper middle part is the placement of the staves. The dome faces south. (1/4 of the entire sphere) The sun, the gnomon rod shadow is viewed by season and month and indicates the time of day.
Emphasizing that it has a decoration made of marble, said that such works are rare.
BC When Alexander the Great captured Babylon in 331, the Sundials moved westward. We found the third sundial in Laodicea. One is half a piece, the other is intact, but not set.The three-piece clock showing winter, winter, midsummer and summer part is being released for the first time.Lovodicea is a metropolitan city, making it among the rarest examples in the world. Words like literacy, wealth, culture and art. We are all happy to have a sundial that shows the time in the theater. He spoke
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