Pingie: HTTP:: Augustinian Canon Enigma Solved by Sundial

HTTP:: Augustinian Canon Enigma Solved by Sundial
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British archaeologists working inside an abbey in Inchcolm Island have recently discovered a splintered sundial, which they believe may have originally been carved into one of the church's walls. The special kind of time-keeping instrument, known as a mass dial, was apparently the method of choice for keeping track of time in the Firth of Forth abbey, the BBC News reports. The new find may help explain how the Augustine order kept track of time. They were widely renowned for their highly synchronized activities, which required that the members of the order did the exact same thing at the exact same time. Therefore, knowing where they were during the day, time-wise, was of the utmost importance. Archaeologists now believe that the mass dial was used to calculate what time it was as sharply as possible, and that the order's rituals revolved around this instrument. The stone containing the carved dial was discovered by Hugh Morrison, a collection registrar at Historic Scot!
land, and Mary Markus, a medieval stone expert, while conducting preliminary preparatory work on a batch of 50 stones found at the abbey, which had not yet been analyzed. The instrument was found on two slabs of rock, which were most probably splintered by someone, or simply by the passing of time. “While sorting through...
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