Actually, they used base 60.
A number was shown using both hands - one hand showing a value between one and twelve, the other hand showing how many twelves had already been added.
This is also why there are 24 hours in the day, why each hour is made of 60 minutes and each minute is made of 60 seconds.
(Score: 2) by Fluffeh on Saturday March 22 2014, @08:13AM
Actually, they used base 60.
A number was shown using both hands - one hand showing a value between one and twelve, the other hand showing how many twelves had already been added.
This is also why there are 24 hours in the day, why each hour is made of 60 minutes and each minute is made of 60 seconds.