Alfred Wegener produced evidence in 1912 that the continents are in motion, but because he could not explain what forces could move them, geologists rejected his ideas. Almost 50 years later Harry Hess confirmed Wegener’s ideas by using the evidence of seafloor spreading to explain what moved continents.
Coal/ fossil fuels is most likely the answer.
B shadows
The position of the sun in the sky casts a shadow on a properly placed sundial. This will give you time of day depending where the shadow falls.