AsburySkinsFan Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Well...so much for that......guess I better start investing in my 401k. http://rt.com/news/maya-calendar-guatemala-discovery-973/ The discovery in a Guatemala jungle of a previously unknown version of the Mayan calendar offers humankind a ray of hope: the world is not going to end on December 21, 2012 and could most probably last for another billion years – or more. *The ancient inscription is estimated to be the oldest Mayan almanac found so far. It dates back some 1,200 years, at least 600 years older than previous examples. In many ways, however, the new calendar corresponds with others. The initial results of its study have been published in Science magazine by experts from Boston University. They say the calendar precisely describes solar and lunar cycles, as well as the motion of the brightest stars. Most probably it was used to conduct ceremonies and rituals, synchronized with the positions of celestial bodies. The astronomical table was found in the ruins of an ancient Mayan city, lost in a rain forest at Xultun in northeastern Guatemala. It was preserved in good condition, inscribed on the walls of a tiny cell, measuring little more than half a meter square. Its calculations say the Mayan 6,000-year-cycle does not end with doomsday, as cycles succeed one another for an unlimited period of time. The discovery means that December21, 2012 merely marks the beginning of a new calendar cycle, not an apocalypse, as was previously thought. On one wall of the ancient astronomers’ workshop is a Moon calendar, tracking the Moon's phases for about 13 years. The adjacent wall contains figures indicating four time spans from roughly 935 to 6,700 AD. The walls are also adorned with portraits of kings. It is for them that the priests kept their records, to give sound advice when times demanded a tough decision. “What you have here is astronomy driven by religion,” says expert on Mayan astronomy, Anthony Aveni of Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 http://www.extremeskins.com/showthread.php?365394-NG-Unprecedented-Maya-Mural-Found-Contradicts-2012-quot-Doomsday-quot-Myth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 http://www.extremeskins.com/showthread.php?365394-NG-Unprecedented-Maya-Mural-Found-Contradicts-2012-quot-Doomsday-quot-Myth pffft......so much for the search feature! :ack: At least mine has a picture....merge plz mods with my sincerest apologies as I whole heartedly blame the search feature for letting me down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 It was on the first page. Don't blame the equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselPwr44 Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Not the end of time? Heck, I could have told you that. The Pirates and Royals are nowhere near making it to the World Series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 It was also never meant to be an end of the world thing, it was an end of an age thing. They predicted the weather would become extreme, which it has, that the divide between the rich and poor would be vast, but change through turmoil, which with 1/3 of nations having protests or riots or revolutions, it is. It talked about communication being greater than ever, then failing, which because of sunspots it might. So, I don't think they were too far off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 It was on the first page. Don't blame the equipment. If the equipment would work like it is supposed to work then it wouldn't be to blame. :pfft: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 If the equipment would work like it is supposed to work then it wouldn't be to blame. :pfft: Sure you weren't blinded by your championship sig? LOL:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 Sure you weren't blinded by your championship sig? LOL:D The 5th I plead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 pffft......so much for the search feature! :ack:At least mine has a picture....merge plz mods with my sincerest apologies as I whole heartedly blame the search feature for letting me down. Al this time here and you still, like so may others, have never read the rule(s). In the rules is an alternative to our search feature (with link included) that never fails. There is also a very effective feature that's been in place for a long time and if one just bothers to look at the "similar threads" field when starting a thread (it appears as soon as you type the title) it shows other threads that you may be duplicating. You didn't even do the 2 page (minimum) visual search. Finally, most mods HATE when some numb-brain tells us to "go ahead and merge or close" like we don't know that **** or like it may keep them from getting an NNT. I notice people never type out any other rule violation and say "mods, go ahead and edit this if it breaks a rule." The human brain is fascinating. :pfft: (Of couse, even if the Mayans had made the claim and were worng, they have plenty of company in "end of the world" false advertising. Some like be wrong over and over again ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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