And why did they need such a base 60 math system in the first place? Or was it a remnant of a previous civilization as yet undiscovered?
You use a base 60 system every day and don’t realize it..................
We use base 10 because we have 10 fingers and toes. Maybe they used base 60 because they had 60 fingers/toes?
And why did they need such a base 60 math system in the first place? Or was it a remnant of a previous civilization as yet undiscovered?
Time clocks are base 60, as mentioned in the article, so, yes, it is possible base 60 is a remnant of a previous civilization.
Makes a lot of math easier. 60 divides by a lot of stuff cleaner, including and especially the highly annoying 3. It’s a concept we eventually figured out which led to 60 second minutes, 60 minute hours, and 360 degree circles.