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The Ancient Mayan Civilization And Their Majestic Temple Pyramids

By Linda Patterson


The Mayans and their history have gotten the interest of many people from all over the world. The ancient Mayas have in fact predicted the events on our modern day lunar calendars accurately. Perhaps this is the reason why they are called doomsayers. According to research studies, the Mayan civilization has predicted future events which were accurate. Their prediction of the world's end has received a lot of attention, rumors and controversies. Many people were afraid, a lot considered this untrue while some believed in it. They used their knowledge in astronomy to predict future events.

The ancient Mayas mainly relied on the actions of the sky, moon, stars, sun, seeking guidance from the heavens. There are in fact a lot of people who still believe that terrestrial behaviors are influenced by the stars. Undoubtedly, the stars are one of the universe's guiding forces with predicting everything from the time of the year to the occurrence of the approaching season. Mariners since then are using the skies to navigate the seas. The ancient Mayans were focused in studying the heavens. The Venus cycle is among the significant calculations found in the writings of the Mayans. They considered the morning star as a good sign. Not counting the fact that it's still visible during day time, the Mayans viewed it as a heavenly sign from the gods in order to guide new endeavors. Hence this is why a number of wars were fought a long time ago because of this sign.

The Long Count System of The Mayans was the other fascinating aspect of the culture uncovered amongst the ancient Maya ruins. The end of the Mayan count predicted that the world will end in the year 2012. Nonetheless, there is little proof or discussion in the Mayan civilization that solidly declares this will occur. According to scholars who study the Mayan history, the event that the long count calendar describes was the occurrences during the time of the Mayans. One scholar pointed out that it is not related to cosmic shifting, but about a specific event during the past that brought on festivity amongst a lot of people.

The majestic pyramids of the Mayans are the other astounding attractions of this ancient culture. Their temples which are in pyramid shaped has captivated historians were proof that the Mayan civilization was advanced. Many others say that there were extra terrestrial that visited the Earth and gave advanced knowledge to the Mayans. This explains why their knowledge in math and science were advanced and why they're able to predict the different seasons.

Your Mayan discovery would not be complete without exploring some of their artifacts. Special markings can be seen in their carvings which are called glyphs. Though they just might appear like usual carvings to the untrained eye, in actual fact, vital and certain messages are engraved in them. They're a complete listing of ancient Mayan rites and also celebrations. The activities that were described in their carvings include the Mayan contacts with the other world, offering to the gods as well as ancient human sacrifice. The wondrous achievements of the Mayans stood the test of time and continue to capture the interest of the many.




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