Despite the mysticism that often clouds the Mayan calendar in popular culture, fact remains that the calendar system in use by the Mayans was based on a system used throughout the pre-Columbian ...

Remember that cloudy morning in December 2012 when some of us believed the world was going to end? Whether it was the ...

Scholars show how multiple planet movements tie into the 819-day Mayan calendar. The 819 days of the calendar must be viewed across a 45-year time period to fully understand. The movements of all ...

Some have proposed it as another reference to 2012, but I remain rather unconvinced,' said David Stuart, a specialist in Mayan epigraphy at the University of Texas at Austin. He said the date ...

Together, this manuscript and the Dresden Codex proved essential in the later decoding of the Maya's calendar system and their advanced understanding of astronomy and mathematics. Actual ...

The Maya Horoscope system is based on the lunar calendar, which consists of 13 lunar cycles. Each of these cycles gives rise to a different sign in the horoscope, making it a unique and profound ...

Maya farming was successful because of the accurate and detailed calendars people used. The Tzolkin calendar was also known as the Sacred calendar. It was 260 days long and it was used to keep ...