Timeline for How come every culture on the planet has a different calendar, yet follow the same system for a week?
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| Jan 9, 2019 at 20:07 | comment | added | user1973 | People keep alluding to the lunar cycle as a cause, but no one is citing it. Even if so, that's a bit of a proto-explanation, I would think. Maybe the moon inspired a weekly schedule, but without any historical evidence, it's only supposition on what pre-history humanity was thinking. | |
| Aug 12, 2015 at 19:02 | comment | added | fdb | @RickyDemer. The day is a natural phenomenon. Its division into 24 parts is however artificial. | |
| Apr 27, 2015 at 5:08 | comment | added | user2110 | "There are no natural sub-month cycles." What about the 24-hour cycle? | |
| Nov 4, 2014 at 9:02 | history | answered | Mark | CC BY-SA 3.0 |