Finally, after we have passed the day in peace, experts on the Mayan culture say that there has never been a prophecy that predicted the end of the world, although today's date - December 21 - is an important date, there are many more in the future
The date December 21, 2012, took over popular culture this year (and in fact for several years): it was the subject of movies, books and documentary programs. The date and the prophecy that the world will come to an end became the topic of corridor conversations in workplaces and attracted the attention of international media.
According to renowned researcher of Mayan history at the University of Texas at Austin, David Stewart, this day is indeed significant - but not in the way we think. "The Mayan people never predicted the end of time," says Stewart, who recently won a UNESCO medal for life's work for the study of the ancient Mayan culture and archaeological sites, which are world heritage sites.
In the Mayan calendar, the date is considered the end of a great cycle, the end of Bakton 13, the thing is that many Baktons are expected. Earlier this year, Stewart and his colleagues explored archaeological sites at the La Coruna ruins in the Guatemalan jungle, where they unearthed many carved stones that were part of a stairwell. As the world's leading expert on Maya writing, Stewart was brought to the site to decipher 56 glyphs carved in stone. He discovered in them evidence of 200 years of history and politics, and to his surprise, also the second known reference in the Maya culture to the supposed end date of December 21, 2012.
"Despite popular misconception, the date does not predict the end times. Rather, it is intended to promote continuity in a time of crisis. The Khartoum writings described historical and political events from the seventh century and also describes the reign of the ancient king to the age of the 13th Bekton a hundred years later," explains Stewart. "The point was to associate the time of the divine king on the throne with time on a cosmic scale.
"The monument commemorates a royal visit to La Corona in 696 by the most powerful Maya ruler of the time, a few months after his defeat by an old rival in 695," Stewart said. ” It was a visit by the Allies designed to allay their fears after his defeat. It was a period of many political upheavals in the Mayan region, and this king felt the need to hint at a larger cycle of time - which will end by the end of 2012."
Instead of prophesying, the reference to the year 2012 places the troubled reign and achievements of this king within a larger cosmological framework. In times of crisis, the ancient Mayans used their calendar to promote continuity and stability.
Stewart's research will continue in 2013, beginning in January with the Maya Encounters, an international conference held alternately in Austin and Antigua, Guatemala, each year. Stewart has served as the director of the event since 2004, and this year the keynote speaker at the conference will be George Stewart, David's father.
Stewart Sr. was hired as a cartographer by the National Geographic Society and remained on the team for nearly 40 years working in a variety of positions, including as archeology editor of National Geographic magazine and chairman of the Research and Inspection Committee. He founded the Maya Research Center in 1984.
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A sure scientific date for the end of the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At a conference of the descendants of the Comanche tribe in the state of Wyoming in the USA that took place last Saturday, the elder of the tribe raised smoke rings from his pipe. And after 111 rings he suddenly fell to the ground and in the last moments of his life managed to pull out smoke rings in the form of numbers from his pipe!!!
The numbers were: 22.2.2222. Immediately after that his body faded into orange smoke and at the speed of light flew towards the planet Nibiru.
Well people please calm down. We will all survive, but for Nini Nini Nino Nino their end is certain.
By the way, you can get a voice confirmation of what was said above at the phone number of the state of Wyoming: 012-3387493201155.
I understand things based on science, when I am told that a near-Earth asteroid like "Apophis" may collide with the Earth, it is really something that may happen and someone like me who watched the end of "Shumeicher Levi 9" would really worry and understand if there was a plan to divert it from the Earth's orbit , but to believe in an invisible planet with mystical properties that did not exist and was not created and that astronomers are unable to locate anything speeding through the sky of space at such a speed, I'm sorry but I believe in scientific facts that have the possibility of investigation and not something that delusional people based in Aberbanel invented. I'm ready to accept an apocalyptic disaster like the explosion of a neutron star, Bitalgus or anything that can be revealed by a telescope, but for me to believe some stupid idolater who engraved some things on some stone in a remote place on earth that even the ancient writings of Egypt are more understandable than his handwriting... this Totally ridiculous.
You scientists should have some responsibility for what you write.
Elad, you can calm down. There are many other dates for the end of the world and you can be sure that all those who predicted the arrival of Nibiru, the end of the world according to the Maya and according to many comets and sky signs will find a new date. Backed this time by the unquestionable predictions of Nostradamus, Baron Klingerhofen and Mrs. Stintz of Tennessee. Every year there are 365 possible dates for a terrible disaster and this is proof enough that such a disaster will indeed occur.
You are more delusional than the mystical charlatans who make a profit at the expense of the troubles of others, I am ashamed of you for engaging in this and legitimizing this kind of charlatanism. If the future of the world depends on you, it is better that the world really be destroyed.
Avi :
This is what interests the site, ratings of those who enjoy the ruin of the world? 30000 hits, is that what improved this site? Because if so, forgive me, but you are no better than them. I had the privilege of seeing you come out against those charlatans and their ilk and call them names, but when I read your articles, I wonder if the aforementioned preoccupation with their theories puts you in the place of a scientist with logical thinking or a person All we care about is ratings?!
Consider this a constructive criticism, I read your articles and Roy's articles and I want you to know that in the past they influenced my way of thinking, but today when I read the things published on this site, I ask myself, why was this site opened and does it really come to represent something logical Or serve the mystic site islanders who believe in the infantile doomsday nonsense.
And to all other members and guests of the site:
Is this your way of life, the end of the world? Christian theories about the end of the world (John the Baptist's vision that he wrote while he was in exile on a crazy remote island and possessed by a sense of revenge), I thought that the people here were dealing with facts
Scientifically, I thought that this site had open minded people, unfortunately I discovered that there is more darkness here than in outer space. Grow up a little. I don't believe you are such "floaters", the earth is calling you to land on the ground of reality.
The end of the world is a gimmick, nothing more...
There will be the end of the world, but it is not known when it will be, no one is sure.
In science they found a million reasons for this, each religion believes in the end of the world in a different way and that it will be at a different time.
And actually how do you define it, what is actually the end of the world?
That's why I don't believe in this nonsense at all and that it might happen in another 100 years or so and maybe even today because in the state of the world today it could happen at any moment...
There is, but it is also important for me to expose the site to many people, and almost 30 thousand hits in one day and all of them for articles on the subject of that day, do not go by foot.
Stop with the chatter and digging already, only God knows what will happen and if God gave us life and he will also take it if he wants, stop believing all these things already, it's like me wearing strange clothes and making strange movements and being considered a "fortune teller"
There will be no end, just stop already!!
The end of the world only God will decide when it will come!!
Enough of scaring people
Abi- How many articles can be written on such a poor topic?
Are there no more interesting discoveries in the world?
To be honest, now that I think about it, the worst thing that happened in the whole story (besides the fact that the world didn't end...) is that Maya, and with them all the crazy people of all kinds, have a way out of this again.
If the prophecies were unequivocal and there was no way to interpret their calendar other than predicting the end of the world, maybe rationality would land some small victory for a change after the world, what to do, didn't end.
But we explained to everyone that the Maya did not really predict the end of the world, and all the crazy people can continue to believe,
Here, the Maya were right! The end of the world has not come!
Let's say that the pottery is indeed prophetic, what in the name of the great cycle does it matter?!?!?!?
The question of whether the Mayans predicted that the end of the world would come on a certain date or not may change our understanding of their culture (a legitimate and interesting research topic), but it has no other meaning.
I think trying to calm people down by explaining what exactly the Mayans meant doesn't help.
Just as the film that NASA published does not help in the promotion of science.
Instead of explaining that there is no logical reason in the world to assume that an ancient culture (admittedly developed, but still...) knew how to predict the future, NASA enters the opponent's playground in the video and tries to explain why our interpretation of the findings is incorrect, and in fact we are only entering the era of -14.
And if the Mayan prophecies do say that the end of the world will come, is there a reason to be afraid?
John sees the NASA movie from Alabama and says to himself - lucky there is another age after the 13th age, otherwise we would be in trouble.
More than that, the next time there is another idiotic prophecy, the same debate should be conducted only on the background of a different culture, and an expert should be brought in to explain why the Incas did not mean whatever the new craze might be....
Wait, wait, give it a chance!!!! There are still 5 and a half hours to destruction... and if not... wait a minute, actually we have to calculate according to Guatemala time and there the time seems to be 11 in the morning, so there is still a chance for destruction.
In the name of all the "cuckoos", the fools, the fools, the idiots, the "newbies" and the rest of the loosers.