At night, men took turns watching the cattle. Time wasn’t measured in minutes but in watches—three shifts through the night. There was the first guard, the midnight guard and the morning guard. Dying campfire embers and the movement of stars and the moon helped tell the passing of time in the dark.
At night, men took turns watching the cattle. Time wasn’t measured in minutes but in watches—three shifts through the night. There was the first guard, the midnight guard and the morning guard. Dying campfire embers and the movement of stars and the moon helped tell the passing of time in the dark.
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