Despite the mysticism that often clouds the Mayan calendar in popular culture, fact remains that the calendar system in use by the Mayans was based on a system used throughout the pre-Columbian ...

The Mayan Calendar is one of these calendars that has withstood the test of time. Although it has not been used since the civilization fell, some details are surprisingly relevant to this day.

Then, in 964, the Itzás, a Maya-speaking people from the Petén rain forest around Tikal, moved into the city. Archeologists have fully explored only about 20 or 30 of several hundred buildings ...

Despite the mysticism that often clouds the Mayan calendar in popular culture, fact remains that the calendar system in use by the Mayans was based on a system used throughout the pre-Columbian ...

The civilization went into decline after 900 ... for profit. Interest in the Mayan calendar dates back to the 1960s, when various New Age authors predicted that Dec. 21, 2012, would usher in ...

Their calendar did NOT predict the end of the ... An island Mayan city survived until the 17th century. Long after other Mayan civilizations had been abandoned or destroyed, there was one that ...

Image caption, Maya people were very clever. They invented the most well-developed system of writing in Mesoamerica, calendars that helped them to farm crops throughout the year and built cities ...

With a vast network of 70 cities, the Maya civilization in Central America enjoyed prosperity in the area's dense jungles for 2,000 years. How was the Maya civilization able to flourish in the ...

In its heyday from about A.D. 300 to 900, the Maya civilization boasted hundreds ... a complex religion based on a host of gods, a unique calendar, and ceremonies that featured a ball game and ...