you may have seen that while the ancient Mayan calendar "ends" on that day, the Maya themselves would not have seen that as the end of the world. But how does the Mayan calendar work, anyway?

Ancient Maya burials, once thought to show human sacrifice, may instead reflect ancestral ties, according to a theory by Dr.

The 819 days of the calendar must be viewed across a 45-year time period to fully understand. The movements of all major planets visible to the ancient Mayans fit into this extended calendar.

Previous research, on historic inscriptions, has found that the ancient Mayans used a calendar system known as the 819-day count. It has puzzled experts ever since. The 819-day count appears to ...

The ancient Maya were arguably one of the greatest sky ... From these observations, they created a complex calendar system to regulate their world — one of the most accurate of pre-modern ...

The 819-day calendar used by ancient Mayans has long stumped researchers, but anthropologists from Tulane University may have finally deciphered its secrets. Researchers long suspected the ...

MEXICO CITY, June 20 (Reuters) - A previously unknown ancient Maya city ... technology. The Maya civilization, known for its advanced mathematical calendars, spanned southeast Mexico and parts ...

A profound mystery surrounding the ancient Mayan calendar might finally have been solved. Previous research, on historic inscriptions, has found that the ancient Mayans used a calendar system ...