2012 Doomsday/Mayanism
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[1]. According to the Smithosonian National Museum of the American Indian, the date represented the end of a 5,215 year-calendar cycle[2][1].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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
- ↑ 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