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Ancient Americas: Debunking The Maya Apocalypse

The Ancients

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The Origins of the Calendar

Tristan: We don't know when the Maya came up with their calendar. He says it could have been as early as 2000 years ago, but that's extremely unlikely. Tristan believes they were trying to figure out how if it is possible to predict natural events like hurricanes and earthquakes. But he also thinks there was an astronomical interest in the universe at play.

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