Mayan astronomy is less an exact science and more ... Some of these are their sophisticated writing and calendar systems, but there are others. For instance, though their astronomy was more ...

They were masters of invention and astronomy. From the complex calendar to the architecturally perfect temples and structures ...

The coming end of the Mayan calendar cycle prompts apocalypse fears ... uproar over 2012 an opportunity to raise awareness about astronomy. "Much as the current year is known as the International ...

Before the new find, the best-preserved Mayan calendars were inscribed in bark ... they were able with naked-eye astronomy to calculate the paths of the planets,” Stuart said.

Together, this manuscript and the Dresden Codex proved essential in the later decoding of the Maya's calendar system and their advanced understanding of astronomy and mathematics. Concerned that ...

His paper, titled Discovering Discovery: Chich’en Itza, the Dresden Codex Venus Table and 10th Century Mayan Astronomical Innovation, has been published in the Journal of Astronomy in Culture.

"These are questions about astronomy and planets and life in the ... because Dec. 21 marks date of the winter solstice on the Mayan calendar, signaling the end of the cycle called the 13th b ...

The Mayan Long Count calendar begins in 3,114 B.C., marking time in roughly 394-year periods known as Baktuns. The Mayans wrote that the significant 13th Baktun ends Dec. 21. Fox News ...