Abstract Ancient Measurement published Sept 30 2020 Archway Publishing ISBN 978-1-4808-9534 (sc) Archway Publishing ISBN 978-1-4808-9536 (hc) Author Mr. Roland A Boucher When the French proposed their first metric system in 1670, they had no idea it had been invented by the ancient Mesopotamians 5000 years earlier. Just as the French proposed to use the length of a one-second pendulum to create standards of length, volume and weight, the Sumerians create nearly identical meters, liters and kilograms. Our research shows that the Sumerians also used both the Moon and the Sun as their clock. It appears that the Egyptians improved on the timing accuracy by using the Stars. Later the Minoans introduced the use of the planet Venus as a clock. Proof that these Ancient Standards of length were pendulum-derived is not always as easy as comparing a pendulum-derived length to an Ancient standard of length. In some cases the only standards that remain today are those of volume or weight. Fortunately ancient standards of volume were derived directly from the cube of a linear dimension. Standards of weight in turn were derived from the weight of a standard volume of water at room temperature. In some cultures standards of weight existed for a variety of grains as well, however a standard using water was always established. We also found that the Sumerians in Lagash would create a system of measure based on the Polar circumference of the Earth 5000 years before the French. These concepts spread throughout the Ancient world from Britain in the West to China and Japan in the East. Later Queen Elizabeth 1 would insure that a portion of two of these standards would make it to the USA. I speak of the Lunar Standard of Lagash whose foot became the Anglo Saxon foot and Furlong. 1/660 furlong then became the British Imperial (US) foot. And the third Geodetic Standard of Lagash whose length may have been used to design the great pyramid at Giza, and whose pound became the British Imperial (US) pound. If you don’t believe this, prove it to yourself. Calculate the size of a 64 pound cube of water and multiply the length of one edge by 1000 x 360 x 360. The results will be the polar circumference of the Earth.. In Conclusion We have established the method by which nine Ancient Systems of Measure were determined and which can be precisely reproduced today. This study also revealed a number of discoveries which were quite unexpected. RolandABoucher, Author 11 Deer Spring Irvine California 92604 Tel 949 508 8338