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Apocalypse, Not So Fast

Apocalypse, Not So Fast | Science News | Scoop.it

Ancient Maya reference to 2012 involved politics, not prophecy... “This text talks about ancient political history rather than prophecy,” says excavation codirector Marcello Canuto of Tulane University in New Orleans. “In times of crisis, the ancient Maya used their calendar to promote continuity and stability rather than to predict apocalypse.”


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Real Mayan Apocalypse May Have Been Their Own Fault

Real Mayan Apocalypse May Have Been Their Own Fault | Science News | Scoop.it
SAN FRANCISCO — For generations, the Maya thrived in an advanced, complex civilization in modern-day Central America. But then their society collapsed in the eighth and ninth centuries.
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2012 Apocalypse Fears Unfounded, NASA Says | Myths 2012 World Will End | 2012 Mayan Calendar, Planetary Alignment & Nibiru | LiveScience

2012 Apocalypse Fears Unfounded, NASA Says | Myths 2012 World Will End | 2012 Mayan Calendar, Planetary Alignment & Nibiru | LiveScience | Science News | Scoop.it
The world will not end in 2012, despite rumors of an apocalypse predicted by the Mayan calendar or based on a secret planet called Nibiru, a NASA scientist says.
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