Response to two resources on Babylonian-based history of time calculations, base 60 and base 12

In the two articles, they discuss the possible origins of base 60 in ancient times. The first article, however, spent far more time not only discussing, but also giving validity to various theories of the origins of base 60. This was one big point of inconsistency between the two articles, as the second article was more dismissive of the elaborate, "scholarly" theories of base 60's origins. The reasoning for this was pretty funny because it essentially asked, "Did the ancient Sumerians hold a committee to decide a base? No!" While funny, it did raise a fair point as the author of that article decided to take the naturalist route, coming up with everyday finger-counting theories that sounded quite convincing, or a theory involving the marriage of a base 5 and base 12 society.

Regarding the ways of measuring time throughout the ages, the first article shone a ray of light on the Egyptians, who in turn made sundials to interpret time using said light. Just kidding. However, their sundial and astronomy advancements were nothing to scoff at, as it resulted in our 24-hour, two parts 12-hour day. They struggled with the boundaries of these realms due to their dependence on sunrise/sunset, which resulted in complications in defining hour lengths. Personally, I can relate. During the summer when I was spending hours on a game, but I had a very consistent daily routine. The day was basically defined by four periods of play (well, free time in general), and so I split the day according to the following structure (red = game time - I will admit, the summer was not particularly productive):

Now that I'm back in school, this entire view of the day has been completely thrown out as I readapt to a more weekly-consistent (versus daily-consistent) life. I'm still in the process of figuring out my image of a week, but the reset point is looking like Wednesday, which is my longest day and also the day that weekly tasks reset in my game. Friday on the other hand is the slightly more relaxing part of the week, at least right now.

On the scope of the year, there were some theories in the second article where the year had 360 days, which was a multiple of 60. Of course, this was also dismissed due to the author being "certain" that the Sumerians knew the year was longer than 360 days. For me though, while I still abide by the 365 day Gregorian calendar, most of how I geometrize the year is from my seasonal anime watching hobby. Instead of the seasonal splits halfway through four of the months, I could tell when a season was ending or starting. My "currently watching" list updates reflected this - adding shows meant a season was starting, and vice versa. However, there are very few commonalities except for within the specific season and year, so my structure ends up being an endless arrow of time, divided into 3-month segments titled by their season and year and defined by the shows that I watched:

To address the surprise part: I was mainly surprised at the ingenuity of the ancient peoples, especially with the ancient Egyptians. I have to credit them for giving me the 12/24-hour splitting of the day that allowed my own geometry to flourish, and for their creativity in using the stars to get to that point. However, I can safely say that the point of no return for me was the 14th century when all the 12/24 and 60 minute/second splits were well-established, and the clock as we know it was born. I do not wish to use the stars or a sundial since clocks are far easier, though if I ever find myself stuck in the wilderness, I'll know where to turn to: a long stick and the sun, or the cosmos above without the light pollution of the cities.

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The anime in the last picture were chosen based on their relative popularity and/or my own preferences. However, I have watched all of them when they were airing. For the curious, their names are:

Fall 2022: Bocchi the Rock! / Blue Lock

Winter 2023: Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War / Vinland Saga Season 2

Spring 2023: Hell's Paradise / Mashle

Summer 2023: Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 / Zom 100

Fall 2023: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End / Spy X Family Season 2

Winter 2024: A Sign of Affection / Solo Levelling

Spring 2024: Kaiju No. 8 / Wind Breaker

Summer 2024: Oshi No Ko Season 2 / Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian

Be mindful that some are sequel seasons, so you may have to watch whatever came before first.