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The Classic Maya adopted solar calendars carved in stone as early as 400 B.C. with the Maya adopting a hierarchical society ruled by nobles and kings by 300 B.C.<ref name="Maya timeline">Canadian Museum of History. (n.d.). ''Maya civilization''. https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/maya/mmc09eng.html</ref>. The influences of the urban civilization of Teotihuacan of Central Mexico were seen in Maya dynastic politics and economics, specifically during the 4th and 5th centuries AD<ref name="Abuses" />. | The Classic Maya adopted solar calendars carved in stone as early as 400 B.C. with the Maya adopting a hierarchical society ruled by nobles and kings by 300 B.C.<ref name="Maya timeline">Canadian Museum of History. (n.d.). ''Maya civilization''. https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/maya/mmc09eng.html</ref>. The influences of the urban civilization of Teotihuacan of Central Mexico were seen in Maya dynastic politics and economics, specifically during the 4th and 5th centuries AD<ref name="Abuses" />. | ||
==Pseudoscience== | |||
As John Hoopes, an archaeologist from the University of Kentucky, claims, the movement is “largely the product of pseudoscience and pseudoarchaeology”<ref name="2012 phenomenon" />. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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The 2012 phenomenon was a widespread popular interest in eschatological speculation with nearly all theories having minimal influence from Ancient Maya culture[1], specifically the ending of a calendar cycle. The theories included: collision with a rogue planet[2], significant magnetic pole reversal[3], severe solar maximum outbursts [4], and even a “radical shift in human consciousness” [1]. However, scholars and skeptics have published articles debunking these theories[5][6][7].
Ancient Maya
The Maya are indigenous peoples of Mexico and Central America, specifically in modern-day Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Campeche, Tabasco, and Chaipas in Mexico and extending southward in modern-day Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, and Honduras[8].
Mesoamerica
The area Mesoamerica encompasses areas of northern Mexico and southern Guatemala and Honduras[9]. Mesoamerica and those who inhabited it contributed mightly to the advancement of agricultural economies[10]. The history of Mesoamerica is expansive and is usually divided into specific periods: Archaic Period (7000-2000 BCE), Olmec Period (1500-200 BCE), Zapotec Period (600 BCE-800 CE), Teotihuacan Period (200-900 CE), El Tajin Period (250-900 CE), Classic Maya Period (250-950 CE), and Post-Classic Period (950-1524 CE)[8].
Classic Maya
The Classic Maya adopted solar calendars carved in stone as early as 400 B.C. with the Maya adopting a hierarchical society ruled by nobles and kings by 300 B.C.[11]. The influences of the urban civilization of Teotihuacan of Central Mexico were seen in Maya dynastic politics and economics, specifically during the 4th and 5th centuries AD[10].
Pseudoscience
As John Hoopes, an archaeologist from the University of Kentucky, claims, the movement is “largely the product of pseudoscience and pseudoarchaeology”[1].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Robert K. Sitler. (2012). The 2012 Phenomenon Comes of Age. Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions, 16(1), 61–87. https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.2012.16.1.61
- ↑ Morrison, D. (2008). The myth of Nibiru and the end of the world in 2012. Skeptical Inquirer, 32.5. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924035216/http://www.csicop.org/si/show/myth_of_nibiru_and_the_end_of_the_world_in_2012
- ↑ NASA. (2011, November 30). 2012: Magnetic pole reversal happens all the (geologic) time. https://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012-poleReversal.html
- ↑ Poladian, C. (2013, October 26). Solar maximum: Three solar flares and a coronal mass ejection as the sun reaches peak solar activity. Internation Business Times. https://www.ibtimes.com/solar-maximum-three-solar-flares-coronal-mass-ejection-sun-reaches-peak-solar-1442608
- ↑ Bowditch, P. (2012, December 12). The end of the world. Really?. ABC Science. https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/12/12/3652956.htm
- ↑ NASA. (2012, December 22).Beyond 2012: Why the world didn’t end. https://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012.html
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Mark, J. J. (2012, July 6). Maya Civilization. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/Maya_Civilization/#citation_info
- ↑ Arizona Museum of Natural History. (n.d.). Mesoamerica. https://www.arizonamuseumofnaturalhistory.org/explore-the-museum/exhibitions/cultures-of-the-ancient-americas/mesoamerica
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Webster, D. (n.d.).The uses and abuses of the ancient maya. The Emergence of the Modern World. https://anth.la.psu.edu/documents/Webster_GermanyMaya.pdf
- ↑ Canadian Museum of History. (n.d.). Maya civilization. https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/maya/mmc09eng.html