Mayan calendar end date confirmed - Fox News

Carbon-dating of a structural beam from a Guatemalan temple confirms that the Mayan Long Count calendar did end on December 2012, leaving no room for further doomsday prophecies and ... Read More

Ancient Time: Earliest Mayan Astronomical Calendar Unearthed in Guatemala Ruins - Scientific American

But all four numbers are divisible by 18,980, the number of days that makes up what is known as the Calendar Round, a combined cycle of the solar year and the Mayan ritual year. Read More

Who were the victims of Maya sacrifice? Ancient DNA reveals an unexpected finding - CNN

A new analysis of ancient DNA from the ancient Maya city of Chichén Itzá in Mexico challenges long-held misconceptions about the victims of ritual sacrifice. CNN values your feedback 1. Read More

How the Mayan Calendar Works: Scientists Finally Cracked the Code - Popular Mechanics

The Mayan calendar’s 819-day cycle has confounded scholars for decades, but new research shows how it matches up to planetary cycles over a 45-year span Search Pop Mech Pro ... Read More

Scientists Finally Solved the Mystery of How the Mayan Calendar Works

The Mayan calendar’s 819-day cycle has confounded scholars for decades, but new research shows how it matches up to planetary cycles over a 45-year span Scientists Finally Solved the Mystery of ... Read More

Does Anyone Really Believe in the Mayan Apocalypse? - Live Science

The basic beliefs, however, all stem from the Maya Long Count calendar, one of three calendars used by the ancient Maya of Central America. On Dec. 21, 2012, our modern calendar coincides with the ... Read More

Scientist Accidentally Discovers Ancient Mayan City While Browsing Web - Futurism

While combing through detailed three-dimensional LiDAR maps of areas covered in dense vegetation, an archeologist uncovered a lost Mayan city called Valeriana in the jungles of southern Mexico. Read More

UT Austin discovers the oldest Mayan calendar

Evidence for the earliest known Maya calendar has been found in San Bartolo, Guatemala, by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) by: Christine Bergmann ... Read More

Real Mayan Apocalypse May Have Been Their Own Fault

Some believe the end of the Mayan calendar, Dec. 21, 2012, will usher in a new spiritual era or even a doomsday. And new research suggests the civilization's demise long ago may have been partly ... Read More

UC Davis Researcher Finds Ancient Science and Math Are Timely

These figures show, from left, a full moon, a Mayan glyph of a monster, followed by the Mayan and Aztec day signs. Two UC Davis researchers are cracking both the hieroglyphic code and cultural and ... Read More