Mayan archaeologists met in Guatemala and confirmed the end date for the Mayan Prophecy is December 21, 2012. That’s when the world will end.
Archaeologists reportedly reviewed a newly discovered 1,300 year-old Maya text that provides only the second reference to the “end date” of the Maya calendar on December 21, 2012. The discovery, one of the most significant hieroglyphic find in decades, was announced at the National Palace in Guatemala. Al Gore was in attendance, representing the United States.
“This text talks about ancient prophecy,” says Marco A. Comito, Director of Tulane’s Research Institute and co-director of the excavations at the Maya ruins of La Corona. “This new evidence suggests that the 13 Bak’tun date was an important calendrical event that would have been celebrated by the ancient Maya,” says Comito.
Archaelogists from Rutgers University in New Jersey and the University of Rome went on to say that the end date for the world is clearly stated in the hieroglyphics.
“They knew how long the world would last and they were extremely confident about the apocalypse. They were much more advanced they we are today,” said Professor Katya Malley of Rutgers. ”I wouldn’t make any long-term plans. There’s no need to buy Christmas presents.”
The archaeologists gathered at “Site QQ” in Guatemala. Site QQ is the source of many looted sculptures whose whereabouts had remained a mystery until its rediscovery only fifteen years ago.
In 2012, archaeologists excavated in front of a building that had been heavily damaged nearly 40 years ago by looters looking for carved stones and tombs. “Last year, we realized that looters of a particular building had discarded some carved stones because they were too eroded to sell on the antiquities black market,” said archaeologist Tomas Barbarinto, “so we knew they found something important, but we also thought they might have missed something.”
In fact, in 2012, excavations not only recovered 10 more discarded hieroglyphic stones but also something that the looters missed entirely—an untouched step with a set of 12 exquisitely carved stones still in their original location (in total, 22 carved stones were recovered). Combined with the known looted blocks, the original staircase had a total of no less than 264 hieroglyphs, making it one of the longest ancient Maya texts known, and the longest in Guatemala.
Several archaeologists said that the discovery of newly carved stones not only have great historical importance but these new stones offer the final definitive proof that the world will end.
“There have been a lot of reports and editorials stating that the Mayan prophecy is a hoax or that the predictions will prove to be false, but almost all the predictions of the Mayans have come true. If you were a betting man, you’d bet on the world ending. I am,” said Professor Malley.
What do you think? Will the world end or not?
Additional reporting by Phys.org
For anyone who is worried the World is going to end today, I highly recommend you visit: http://www.endoftheworld2012.net where you'll find heaps of information about all the theories and good discussion on why each one is unlikely. The people who made it have clearly done their research! See you all on 22 Dec!
omg i survived
I was looking forward to the ride, so disappointed…..
so am i
it's already 9:45 pm here on 21-12-12 :/
U fools r all naut wek up
Did anyone researching the Mayan calendar and it’s end date consider that they did not factor in leap year. The numbers are off!
The mayan calendar didn't work in solar years and worked in days. Therefore leap years are irrelevant.
they didn't haaaveee ttoooooo cause they have more accurate calendar than ours.. GEEEZ.
So… When’s this whole world going to end? Given that the world didn’t end any of the previous times some whack job predicted it would, what makes this event so much more special and believable?
Just in case the world is going to end some time today, you had better send me all your money.
Well nothing happened… it's 10:33am Dec/21/2012 in Canada.
The Sun does appear to cross through a rift on December 21st, 2012. But it began crossing through the rift on the Winter Solstice date back in about the year 1800 AD. The rift does not have exact boundaries since it is made of clouds of dust and gas. The Sun will continue to be viewed against the backdrop of this rift during the Winter Solstice until at least the year 2100. If the ancient Maya were aware of precession, they would have known that the Sun would be viewed within this rift during the Winter Solstice for about 400 years. So what importance would they have given such an alignment, what would they have thought that it meant? This is an open question for Maya researchers. We know that their understanding of the sky was intimately tied to their mythology and religion. Scholars are trying to understand and decipher that mythology as best as they can, through the study of the empirical evidence. Even if the very talented ancient Maya astronomers and priests meant for the 13th Bak’tun anniversary to occur with the alignment of the Sun in a dark rift of the Milky Way on the Winter Solstice, it isn’t a rare alignment. So nothing physical could be expected to happen in 2012 that wouldn’t have been occurring already for hundreds and even billions of years.
When people talk about alignments we need to be clear. The Sun and the center of the Galaxy are only two points: they always form a line! So an alignment in space of the Sun with the Galaxy is meaningless. Throwing Earth into the mix changes the situation. In this case, an alignment of all three objects is probably something rarer..
It won’t be happening in 2012. In fact, an alignment of Earth, the Sun, and the Galactic center will not happen for over 4 million years! In our current position in the Galaxy, the Sun never appears to align exactly with the Galactic center, from Earth’s perspective. The closest the Sun appears to be next to the Galactic center is about 6.4 degrees (nearly 13 times the width of the full moon). That’s not much of an alignment. It will take well over 4 million years for the Solar System to move around the Galaxy enough to allow us to see the Sun projected directly in front of the Galactic center.
This is what the maya built there calendar around..
It’s only in the length of there calendar..
There calendar has no meaning..
Oh if only I had started a 2012 suicide cult. The worlds average IQ could have been raised a few points. But not many points judging by the grammar and bible bashing. Calling one superstition a joke while you believe in another superstition? (Lets not point out that half the bible ended up on the editing room floor with entire gospels cut out because the church didn't agree with them. 400 or more years after the time of Christ.) To hear some people you'd think Jesus wrote the bible himself.
*puts pin in pocket, walks away*
Well … they must be feeling like a bunch of noggins
When's the reschedule going to be now?
did the mayans give a specific time when the world goes boom? i mean its 12/21/2012 and nits just a normal cold and sunny day. pfft ppl and their domsday theories.
This Is Crazy ! Onl God Knows When The
Worlds Going To End And Deep Deep Down all Of Ya'll Are Scared!
I love the fact that you say it's "crazy" while also stating that the big magic man in the sky knows… You people are all crazy – maybe rely a bit more on science eh?
Alright, GOD DOES NOT EVEN know when the world will end. how would he know ? (assuming he exists of course) He gave us the freedom of choice, did he ? Well if the president really can decide how he reacts and he must choose to press or the the big red button, then the president chooses to end the world or not… If god knows in advance what the choice will be, then I don't think the president really makes a choice, does he ? If all was already written, then why would he bother trying to convince people to have faith ? If it's all written in advance, we wouldn't be alive, we would not have any choice. Now if it's not all written in advance, then there's no way of knowing what will happen, so NO : God does not know when the world will end.
There is no god!!!!!! Crazy people!!!!! What century do we live in that people actually think god exists, please grow a brain.
A copy paste story that cites no name or meaningful facts… Sounds legit to me!
12-21-2012 10:50:00 eastern time oh no I'm Not supposed to be here or at least thats what everyone has said about the end of the world.
I guess it is another "WAG THE DOG" OR "CRY WOLF"
doing good here all is well nothing has happened here.. not sure how else to say it for evryone to understand life is still going on here on this planet earth.
If your reading this you must be alive as well
:):)
For those fearing that the world will end. http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012.ht…
Now what? Your a bunch of fuckwits for putting this shit all over the net anyways. Maybe you should go and end your life because its morons like you that believe in all this shit. Get a life!!
It’s so amazing..The world’s foremost idiots get such coverage in the biggest national media organizations..They’ll all wake on 22 with some new story:).
The mex govt did get some pesos though..Gullibility is the world’s thriving biz!
hahahhahahaha well its the 22nd of dec here in a bright sunny new zealand lol pffft to all whom said the world would end hahahaha us kiwi's to stubborn to believe and we are strong minded people thats why we didnt prepare load of shit talk from one person to the other
this was the biggest hoax ever argh got me all scared for nothing its 22/12/2012 4am in australia, LOAD OF CRAP! also why does everyone bring up god wtf
My dear. Yes bcos God is the only one who know when the world will end. Or you dont believe in the world of God?? if you dont, you have to.
Nobody know when the world is ending. Is only God himself that know. So don't be deceive by anyone. The world will end. But no one know when.
oi feck off with ur bible shit
You idiots… who cares about god… who cares about the end of the world.. just worry about how you’re gana make it through today
i wishyou all afearfull life for tomorrow and prosperous new year too.
I think if it’s going to end it would end when black out occurs cuz we have no heat and light so we prob end up with ice age
are you retarded
Im still here and they have Mcdonalds
Its another BS Job. People have been pushed around like cows all their lifes, the oldest weapon on earth is still used to this day its called FEAR, if you have mass fear you have control dont listen to any END OF THE WORLD CRAP its always BS. The mayans were people of great wisdom that was passed down by someone not going to say what or who, knowledge is something givin or earned and on the other side fear is used to take or steal wake up people and open your eyes again for the first time add up all the BS and see what your holding on to. Or dropping.I dropped it along time ago.Live without fear Thats Living.