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.
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 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.
Exploring the Mayan artifacts will complete your discovery of the Mayans. Their carvings have special markings which are referred to as glyphs. Whilst they may just seem like usual carvings to the unskilled eye, the truth is, significant and particular information are written on them. They're a comprehensive document of ancient Mayan rituals as well as celebrations. The offerings, ancient human sacrifice and contacts with the other worlds are described in their carvings. Even if the Mayan civilization is long gone yet their wondrous achievements remain until this modern day.
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 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.
Exploring the Mayan artifacts will complete your discovery of the Mayans. Their carvings have special markings which are referred to as glyphs. Whilst they may just seem like usual carvings to the unskilled eye, the truth is, significant and particular information are written on them. They're a comprehensive document of ancient Mayan rituals as well as celebrations. The offerings, ancient human sacrifice and contacts with the other worlds are described in their carvings. Even if the Mayan civilization is long gone yet their wondrous achievements remain until this modern day.
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