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What are Ancient Ways of Measurement of length?
Ancient measurement of length was based on the human body, for example the length of a foot, the span of a hand, and the breadth of a thumb.
For example:
Hand span : Distance between extremities of a stretched palm.
Cubit : Distance from elbow to tip of the middle finger.
Foot : Length of the foot.
Yard : Distance from chin to fingertips when the arm is outstretched.
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