Talk:Maya calendar/Archives/2008/June

This section may need to be revised.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012#December

The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, notably used by the Maya civilization among others of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, completes its thirteenth b'ak'tun cycle since the calendar's mythical starting point (equivalent to 3114 BC August 11 in the proleptic Gregorian calendar, according to the "GMT-correlation" JDN= 584283).[6] The Long Count b'ak'tun date of this starting point (13.0.0.0.0) is repeated, for the first time in a span of approximately 5,125 solar years. The significance of this period-ending to the pre-Columbian Maya themselves is unclear, and there is an incomplete inscription (Tortuguero Monument 6) that records this date. It is also to be found carved on the walls of the Temple of Inscriptions in Palenque, where it functions as a base date from which other dates are computed.[7] However, it is conjectured that this may represent in the Maya belief system a transition from the current Creation world into the next.[citation needed] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cmanser (talk • contribs) 05:30, 25 June 2008 (UTC)


 * That's from the 2012 article. It's compatable with the info here, and also Mesoamerican Long Count calendar. So not sure what you mean...? --cjllw ʘ  TALK 07:25, 25 June 2008 (UTC)