Tuesday, July 23, 2013

The History Of The Ancient Mayans

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By Linda Patterson


Many have been interested with the ancient Mayan history and their civilization. As a matter of fact, the events on our modern-day lunar calendars were accurately predicted by the ancient Mayans. They are doomsayers, as what people would regard them. The Mayan civilization was thought to predict a number of events that is happening now and in the future. Their doomsday prediction is one of the famous among their predictions and has received significant interest and controversies. Such prediction was ignored by many while some did believe in it. Their knowledge in astronomy has enabled them to make predictions of what will take place in the future.

The Mayans chiefly relied on the movements of the celestial bodies. Until now, people believe that the stars have a great influence on the movements the earth and people's behavior. Without a doubt, the stars are among the universe's guiding forces when it comes to predicting almost everything from the time of the year to the event of the upcoming season. For many years, the mariners use the skies to navigate vast rough seas. The Mayans give much attention studying the heavens. The Venus cycle is amongst the most important calculations found in the writings in the ruins of the Mayans. They regarded the morning star as a great sign. Besides the fact that it's still visible during day time, the Mayans regarded it as a heavenly sign from the gods in order to guide new endeavors. It's no surprise that lots of wars were fought before by using 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 Mayan temple pyramids are other interesting attractions for tourists to see. A lot of historians were left in awe by the shape and size of their temple pyramids which is a proof of how advanced this long lost civilization was. Many people even believed that the advanced knowledge of the Mayans came from the extra terrestrial beings that came to Earth. This served as an explanation as to why the Mayans have great knowledge in math and science and were able to predict different seasons and tides.

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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