Empires of time
Subtitle: calendars, clocks, and cultures
By: Anthony F. Aveni.
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 1989
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 371
Subjects: Time.; Archaeoastronomy.
Description: Traces the roots of our modern timekeeping system and compares it with those of tribal societies.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 343-358.
Includes index.