Discover the oldest Sun watch in Egypt

Scientists at the University of Basel (Switzerland) on March 14 discovered one of the oldest Sun watches in Egypt , dating from an estimated 3,300 years, while excavating at the entrance of a tomb in the Valley of Egyptian Kings.

The clock is divided into 12 equal parts

The Sun Clock is a limestone disc, about the size of a cup liner, half black and divided into 12 equal parts.

At the center of the clock with a 16cm concave fitted with a metal core, the shadow from this core allows people to know the time. The lines in the middle of each section represent a 30 minute time period.

This Sundial is found next to the stone house, home to workers who built the tombs of Egyptian kings of XVIII century BC. Swiss scientists think the watch is used to calculate the working time of workers.