: Since the first sighting of a new moon crescent is subject to weather and atmospheric conditions, ancient administrations faced the "lack of foreknowledge" for planning festivals and record-keeping.
: It features case studies from Mesopotamia, China, Japan, Ancient Israel (including the Dead Sea Scrolls), and the American Southwest. Key Contributions Living the Lunar Calendar - Oxbow Books Living the lunar calendar
" Living the Lunar Calendar " is a significant scholarly volume edited by Jonathan Ben-Dov , Wayne Horowitz, and John M. Steele. It explores the practical and ideological ways ancient and medieval societies navigated the inherent uncertainties of timekeeping based on the moon. : Since the first sighting of a new