Oldest Mayan Calendar Has NO Hint of World End

Researchers say new analysis of the earliest known Mayan calendar, found in an ancient house in Guatemala, offers no hint that the world’s end is imminent. The painted room in the residential complex at the Mayan archaeological site of Xultun is believed to have been where the town scribe kept records, writing computations on the walls in an effort to find “harmony between sky events and sacred rituals,” researchers say in the journal Science.

The hieroglyphs date back to the ninth century AD, making them hundreds of years older than the calendars in the Maya Codices, which were recorded in bark-paper books from 1300 to 1521. Boston University archaeologist William Saturno says the discovery appears to be the 365-day solar calendar, the 584-day cycle of Venus, and the 780-day cycle of Mars :: Read the full article »»»»