Egyptian

The ancient Egyptians are renowned for their extraordinary astronomical abilities; they are thought to have been the first civilization to develop a solar calendar with 365 days! Additionally, they revered the Sun and its god, Ra. So, it stands to reason that they would have kept thorough records of total solar eclipses.

As it turns out, there aren't many records of the Egyptians' views on eclipses that archaeologists and historians have been able to unearth. While it's possible that these records were simply lost or have not yet been found, another theory contends that the sun-obsessed Egyptians were so terrified by the sun's brief disappearance that they refused to even attempt to track the records out of concern that doing so would end up giving the event more permanence.