The Mayan 2012

The Mayan - 2012

The Maya were an ancient civilization long ago in what was known as Mesoamerica. The Mayan civilization started out around 1800 b.c.e. and still exist in today's culture in the Central America region.

Much mystery surrounds the Mayan civilization and were thought to be descendents of East Asians who migrated thousands of year ago.

The Maya are best known for their innovations in architecture, construction and creating their great beautiful cities and pyramids resembling that of the ancient Egyptians. The Maya were also well known for their scientific advances in math and astronomy which are greatly reflected in the large cities they left behind and the art left behind in the great monuments they produced thousands of years ago.

The Maya and the 2012 Connection

The connection between Dec. 21st year 2012 and the Mayan civilization offers a lot of questions and even more speculation only adding to the mystery behind the 2012 phenomenon.

The Maya, who had created a massive and powerful civilization were well versed in their knowledge of numbers and the stars above. The Maya created a number of calendars marking different dates and numbers. The Mayan "Long" Calendar, known more commonly as the Mayan Calendar depicts a spans of time in which one time begins and another ends. The end of this calendar marks the date December 21st, year 2012 which provides even more mystery to the Mayan 2012 mystery.

The Mayan Calendar - Year 2012

The Mayan Calendar is said to end in 2012, specifically 12/21/2012. Coincidentally, this marks the exact time and date of the great Galactic Alignment which will occur on... you guessed it, December 21st 2012.