Oldest Mayan calendar found, and it goes way beyond Dec. 12, 2012

Topics: Mayan calendar ♦ The Maya. WASHINGTON — The earliest known Mayan calendar has been found in an ancient house in Guatemala and it offers no hint that the world's end is imminent, researchers said Thursday.Researchers in Guatemala discovered a Mayan calendar that goes well beyond 2012, putting to rest theories that the world would end this year (a long-held pop culture idea about Mayan beliefs). The Maya were an ancient and advanced civilization based

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