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Mar 14, 2024 · Most historians think that 4 Ahau 8 Cumku (most likely August 11, 3114 bce) was the base date used by the Maya for the start of the “Long Count” and the first “ Great Cycle,” a period of 5,125 years that ends on December 21, 2012 ce. This article was most recently revised and updated by Erik Gregersen.
In our calendar it is the birth date of Christ, for the Classic Maya the beginning of the present creation was 13 th August, 3114 BC. Each great cycle lasted 5128 years and it repeated indefinitely. The first great cycle was to end on 21 December 2012.
Jun 28, 2012 · A newly discovered Maya text reveals the "end date" for the Mayan calendar, becoming only the second known document to do so. But unlike some modern people, ancient Maya did not expect...
The ancient Maya also used a calendar system called the Long Count. The Long Count calendar gives each day a unique designation within a time period of approximately 5125 and 1/3 tropical years. A Long Count date, plus a Calendar Round date, which includes the Tzolk’in and Haab, were used by the ancient Maya
Dec 20, 2011 · It's true that the so-called long-count calendar—which spans roughly 5,125 years starting in 3114 B.C.—reaches the end of a cycle on December 21, 2012. That day brings to a close the 13th Bak...
Apr 20, 2023 · The Mayan calendar’s 819-day cycle has confounded scholars for decades, but new research shows how it matches up to planetary cycles over a 45-year span. That’s a much broader view of the ...
Dec 19, 2012 · If that word sounds familiar, it's because Dec. 21, 2012, on our calendar marks the end of the 13th b'ak'tun of the Mayan Long Count Calendar. In other words, it's the day the count will read 13.0 ...
