The ancient Mayan civilization is one topic that has gotten a great deal of interest among historians, archaeologists, students, researchers and adventure travelers. In actual fact, the ancient Mayas have even predicted some events on our modern day calendars with accuracy. And this is why they are dubbed as doomsayers. This ancient civilization has predicted a number of events such as what is happening now and what is going to happen in the future. Among their famous prediction is the end of the world and this has captured the interest of people from all over the world at the same time surrounded by controversies. There were some who believed in it and many others regard this as false prediction. It was their knowledge in Astronomy that they came up with such predictions.
During the Mayan times, they relied mostly on the movements of the sun, stars, moon and sky. A lot of people still believe that the stars influence the behavior the earth and its people. Truly, the stars are one of the guiding forces in the universe with regards to predicting everything from the time of the year to the event of the forthcoming season. Ever since, the skies are used by mariners when navigating the seas. They have significantly studied the heavens. In the writings found in the Mayan ruins, the Venus cycle is the most important calculations. For them, the morning star symbolizes a great sign. Apart from the fact that it is still visible during day time, the Mayans looked at it as a heavenly sign from the gods in order to guide new undertakings. It is not surprising why many wars were waged back with this sign.
Among the ancient Mayan ruins, their long count system was another amazing aspect of their culture that was discovered. There was a prediction that the world will come to an end at the end of the Mayan count. Even so, there's little proof or discussion in the Mayan civilization that solidly claims this will occur. It was believed by the scholars that the occurrences that the long count was describing were the happenings in the Mayan times. One scholar claimed that it is not relating to cosmic shifting, but about a specific event in earlier times that precipitated celebration among a number of people.
The temple pyramids of the Mayans are the other fascinating sights to see. The shape of their pyramids is proof of a very advanced civilization that has captured the attention of many historians. There were even statements that the Mayans have inherited their advanced knowledge from extra terrestrial beings that came to our planet Earth. With this, people believed that this was the reason why their scientific and mathematical computations were advanced and why they were able to predict seasons as well as tides.
Any Mayan exploration would not be complete without seeing some of their artifacts. In The special markings in their carvings are known as glyphs. Although they might just resemble ordinary carvings to the uninitiated eye, the fact is, very important and certain messages are engraved on them. They are a precise documentation of ancient Mayan rites as well as events. The activities that were described here are offering to the gods, ancient human sacrifice and contacts with other worlds. Although the civilization of the Mayans ended, it has left the modern day people with so much to remember about them.
During the Mayan times, they relied mostly on the movements of the sun, stars, moon and sky. A lot of people still believe that the stars influence the behavior the earth and its people. Truly, the stars are one of the guiding forces in the universe with regards to predicting everything from the time of the year to the event of the forthcoming season. Ever since, the skies are used by mariners when navigating the seas. They have significantly studied the heavens. In the writings found in the Mayan ruins, the Venus cycle is the most important calculations. For them, the morning star symbolizes a great sign. Apart from the fact that it is still visible during day time, the Mayans looked at it as a heavenly sign from the gods in order to guide new undertakings. It is not surprising why many wars were waged back with this sign.
Among the ancient Mayan ruins, their long count system was another amazing aspect of their culture that was discovered. There was a prediction that the world will come to an end at the end of the Mayan count. Even so, there's little proof or discussion in the Mayan civilization that solidly claims this will occur. It was believed by the scholars that the occurrences that the long count was describing were the happenings in the Mayan times. One scholar claimed that it is not relating to cosmic shifting, but about a specific event in earlier times that precipitated celebration among a number of people.
The temple pyramids of the Mayans are the other fascinating sights to see. The shape of their pyramids is proof of a very advanced civilization that has captured the attention of many historians. There were even statements that the Mayans have inherited their advanced knowledge from extra terrestrial beings that came to our planet Earth. With this, people believed that this was the reason why their scientific and mathematical computations were advanced and why they were able to predict seasons as well as tides.
Any Mayan exploration would not be complete without seeing some of their artifacts. In The special markings in their carvings are known as glyphs. Although they might just resemble ordinary carvings to the uninitiated eye, the fact is, very important and certain messages are engraved on them. They are a precise documentation of ancient Mayan rites as well as events. The activities that were described here are offering to the gods, ancient human sacrifice and contacts with other worlds. Although the civilization of the Mayans ended, it has left the modern day people with so much to remember about them.
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