The idea that the Maya calendar “reset” in 2012 and took the world with it was always a projection of modern anxiety, not an ancient prophecy. As researchers keep pointing out, the real story is less ...
MEXICO CITY (AP) – As the clock winds down to Dec. 21, experts on the Mayan calendar have been racing to convince people that the Mayas didn’t predict an apocalypse for the end of this year. Some ...
The Maya used "sign language" on an altar around 1,300 years ago, and these signs may represent important dates in the Maya Long Count Calendar, a new study claims. "This is the oldest text where, to ...