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 ...

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 ...

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 moon’s phases formed one basis for the Maya calendar; and in Mesoamerica, the jaguar was one of the most feared yet respected animals, denoting power and authority. Moreover, Kinich Ahua, the sun ...

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 ...