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  2. History of the Maya civilization - Wikipedia

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    The history of Maya civilization is divided into three principal periods: the Preclassic, Classic and Postclassic periods; [1] these were preceded by the Archaic Period, which saw the first settled villages and early developments in agriculture. [2]

  3. Scientists Finally Solved the Mystery of How the Mayan ...

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    That’s a total of 20 819-day timelines. Mercury was always the starting point for the tricky timeline because its synodic period—117 days—matches nicely into 819.

  4. Maya civilization - Wikipedia

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    The Maya civilization (/ ˈ m aɪ ə /) was a Mesoamerican civilization that existed from antiquity to the early modern period.It is known by its ancient temples and glyphs (script).

  5. Mesoamerican Long Count calendar - Wikipedia

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    USA Today writes " 'For the ancient Maya, it was a huge celebration to make it to the end of a whole cycle,' says Sandra Noble, executive director of the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies in Crystal River, Florida.

  6. Scientists Finally Solved the Mystery of How the Mayan ...

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    The Mayan calendar’s 819-day cycle has confounded scholars for decades, but new research shows how it matches up to planetary cycles over a 45-year span.

  7. Mesoamerican feasts - Wikipedia

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    Feasts in Maya society were composed of three parts: 1) worshiping of an ancestor by presenting offerings, 2) the sacrificing of the offerings, and 3) the consumption of foods that were blessed by the gods. The Maya hosted feasts for various reasons such as to celebrate marriages, deaths, health, various life events, farming celebrations, and ...

  8. Maya calendar - Wikipedia

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    The Maya calendar consists of several cycles or counts of different lengths. The 260-day count is known to scholars as the Tzolkin, or Tzolkʼin. [5] The Tzolkin was combined with a 365-day vague solar year known as the Haabʼ to form a synchronized cycle lasting for 52 Haabʼ called the Calendar Round.

  9. Mesoamerican calendars - Wikipedia

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    Stelae 12 and 13 from Monte Albán, provisionally dated to 500-400 BCE, showing what is thought to be one of the earliest calendric representations in Mesoamerica. [1]The calendrical systems devised and used by the pre-Columbian cultures of Mesoamerica, primarily a 260-day year, were used in religious observances and social rituals, such as divination.