Eclipse news from 3,246 years ago:
The earliest well-established observation a solar eclipse was recorded on March 5, 1222 BCE. It was inscribed in a clay tablet from Ugarit, a city in modern-day Syria.
https://theconversation.com/archeoastronomy-uses-the-rare-times-and-places-of-previous-total-solar-eclipses-to-help-us-measure-history-222709 #space #science #astronomy #eclipse
Archeoastronomy uses the rare times and places of previous total solar eclipses to help us measure history
Mentions of total solar eclipses in ancient history help researchers pinpoint precise dates of notable events.The Conversation
