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| [[File:Earth_2012Doomsday_Mayanism_1AA.jpg|thumb|200px|From pexels.]] | | [[File:Earth_2012Doomsday_Mayanism_1AA.jpg|thumb|200px|From pexels.]] |
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| The 2012 Doomsday belief was a variety of theories stemming from the idea that the world was going to end or enter a New Age on or around 21 December 2012 as predicted by the Ancient Maya, as it was the end of a calendar cycle. Anthropologists, such as John Hoopes, and have published articles debunking such claims<ref name="UK 11/11">University of Kansas. (2011, November 3). ''11/11/11: Anthropologist debunks doomsday myths''. Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2011-11-anthropologist-debunks-doomsday-myths.html</ref>. According to the Smithosonian National Museum of the American Indian, the date represented the end of a 5,215 year-calendar cycle<ref>Mendez, B. (n.d.). ''The Meaning of 2012''. Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. https://maya.nmai.si.edu/2012-resetting-count/meaning-of-2012</ref><ref name="UK 11/11" />
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