Ancient time-tracking device

SUNDIAL

This shadow-casting tool from antiquity relies on the sun’s position to mark hours, often found in gardens or plazas. Think of a simple, pre-mechanical way to divide the day.

An ancient sundial was one of the earliest ways people tracked time by using the sun’s position. The clue points directly to this device, which casts a shadow to show hours—no wordplay or hidden meanings here. It’s a straightforward reference to a well-known historical tool for measuring time before clocks existed. If you think of old civilizations like the Egyptians or Greeks, they relied on sundials in sunny climates.