Mayan Science Still Giving Up Secrets

Who remembers the Mayan Calendar that ended in 2012, and how it was supposed to presage the end of the world?  That was funny, Hollywood made a movie about it. Needless to say we're still here. What was arguably lost in all of the sad speculation and fear-mongering of the end-of-the-world crowd was the sheer magnificence and depth of scientific knowledge that allowed the Mayans to create their giant stone calendars. New research on an old book The Mayans were an ancient...

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