In modern society, the existence of Pluto was not confirmed until the early 1930's, making nine planets. The Mayans always called earth the seventh planet. Earth is the seventh planet if you are coming from outside of our solar system and count Pluto on the way. The Mayan calender predicted to the day (Aug 27 07) when Mars will be as close to Earth as it ever gets. It speaks of two moons, and a gate that is brought along with the "two moons" (our Moon and Mars) that will take us to the end of the sixth sun (Dec 21, 2012) AT A TIME WHEN THE EARTH IS COVERED BY A WEB!!! WWW=World Wide Web. Very insightful and amazing. Please share your thoughts with me and any links that might be of pertanence to this topic. Thanks.
2007-08-23 06:44:27 · 5 answers · asked by s g 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
they invented the number zero.
read "Maya Cosmogenesis 2012."
it's hard to find in stores and libraries, but they have it for like $15 on amazon.
it's amazing.
2007-08-23 06:48:37 · answer #1 · answered by Giraffe Bites 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too bad the Mayans were off by 4 years. Mars was closest to the Earth in 2003, and was nowhere near appearing the size of the moon.
I have not seen any translations of Mayan writings that give any sort of prophecy regarding 2012, their calendar just ends there. The WWW has been around since the early 1980's so this hardly seems relevant.
The Mayans didn't successfully predict the end of their culture nor did they stop it, why would you consider them a good source of information about the future?
2007-08-23 06:52:59 · answer #2 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, they were brilliant astronomers.
It is a pity that only about 3 codices were saved from burning by the conquistadors. The rest were destroyed....What more would we have learned from the Maya, had their texts all been spared by the conquerors?
If you haven't read it already, read the book "Breaking the Maya Code"...it is about the deciphering of the language by scientists. Maybe a little boring, but not to me. I am fascinated by Mayan glyphs.
2007-08-23 06:49:02 · answer #3 · answered by gg 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Mayans were well ahead of their times in many areas.
2007-08-23 06:48:45 · answer #4 · answered by ken erestu 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're all dead. They can't be too smart...
2007-08-23 06:49:11 · answer #5 · answered by Vinegar Taster 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋