Despite the mysticism that often clouds the Mayan calendar in popular culture ... reports by e.g. Barbara McLeod and Hutch Kinsman in 2012, they noted the ongoing debate on this 819-day count ...

According to a report in National Geographic News, the first myth debunked by scientists is that the Maya calendar doesn't end in 2012, as some have said, and the ancients never viewed that year ...

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 ...

Interest in the Mayan calendar dates back to the 1960s, when various New Age authors predicted that Dec. 21, 2012, would usher in a new era of cosmic peace and understanding. But other fringe ...

The inscription describes something that is supposed to occur in 2012 involving Bolon Yokte, a mysterious Mayan god associated ... for astronomy Its Long Count calendar begins in 3,114 BC, marking ...

the Gregorian calendar—what we use today—is an improvement of the Julian calendar. The Mayan Calendar is one of these calendars that has withstood the test of time. Although it has not been ...