The facility tracked the sun's movements closely. An apparent record-breaking ancient astronomy "observatory," complete with a sundial, was uncovered recently during a temple dig in the old ...

To help celebrate the International Year of Astronomy, take an armchair tour of the most intriguing ancient observatories ... is dubbed the Torreón, or “tower”. Continued. . . : The tower ...

VietNamNet Bridge – A 186-year-old astronomy station in the former royal citadel of ... The station consists of a sky watching tower and an octagonal roofed temple surrounded by flags used for ...

An ancient astronomy calculator appears to show the four-year cycle of the early Greek competitions that inspired today's Olympic Games. Newly uncovered inscriptions on the 2,100 year-old device ...