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Mayans Never Predicted December 2012 Apocalypse, Researchers Say
History ^ | 12/2/11 | Staff

Posted on 12/02/2011 11:46:17 AM PST by Winstons Julia

Various Mayan scholars have attempted to debunk this reading, including Sven Gronemeyer of Australia’s La Trobe University, who has studied the Tortugero tablet in great detail. On Wednesday he presented his decoding of the inscription, suggesting that Bolon Yokte’s prophesied appearance on December 21, 2012, represents the start of a new era and not the end of days. Proponents of the apocalyptic interpretation have misunderstood the poorly preserved hieroglyphs, he said.


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: 2012; aliens; canada; catastrophism; collapse; economy; eow; godsgravesglyphs; maya; mayan; mayancalendar; mayans; oil
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To: SunkenCiv

41 posted on 12/02/2011 4:26:40 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas gerit)
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To: La Lydia; Bernard Marx; SunkenCiv; Winstons Julia
but I agree with everything else you say

Okay. Before this goes any further...Get Lucky

42 posted on 12/02/2011 4:33:17 PM PST by bigheadfred
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To: Winstons Julia

The long count rolls over at the end of the 13th baklun, or every 5129 years. It’s like the odometer on your car rolling over at 1000000 miles.


43 posted on 12/02/2011 4:37:55 PM PST by Gideon7
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To: blam

That’s all very interesting and probably true. How does it relate to the 2012 “Apocalypse” and Mayan “extinction?” Are you saying the collapse of the city-states was due to hemorrhagic fever? If so it was only the coup de grace after years of inter-kingdom warfare and drought. The Mayan people did not go extinct.


44 posted on 12/02/2011 5:06:23 PM PST by Bernard Marx
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To: SunkenCiv; All

45 posted on 12/02/2011 5:20:09 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: bigheadfred
Welcome back to the planet...

I've been here all along. Your suggestion that the Mayan city-states have been supplanted by modern drug gangs is interesting but off-point. The OP suggested the Mayans are extinct; they are not. There will be no 2012 "Apocalypse" nor did the Mayans predict one.

When in human history have common folks been lucky enough to avoid exploitation by the brutal and powerful? History is nothing if not repetitive.

46 posted on 12/02/2011 5:29:41 PM PST by Bernard Marx
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To: CommerceComet
I thought this guy's theory was that space visitors did everything?

Well, who do you think told the Mayans when the world was going to end?

47 posted on 12/02/2011 5:54:00 PM PST by Nachoman (I HOPE we CHANGE presidents.)
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To: Winstons Julia

There was a Mayan free State recognized by the UK on the Yucatan Peninsula from the 19th to around the beginning of the 20th century.

There are still who speak Mayan,dress Mayan and live in their own belief systems.They are hardly extinct.

Given what is going on in 2010-2011,if 2012 is more of the State it won’t matter much what the intent(most likely non-apocalyptic) had to do with a stone calendar.


48 posted on 12/02/2011 6:28:05 PM PST by Del Rapier
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To: Bernard Marx; Winstons Julia

No, it isn’t off point. You are trying to apply a dream to a reality.

Everyone knows “apocalypse” means change.

The “violence” associated with the “apocalypse” is completely contextual. Completely Biblical.

6.2 billion dead bodies laying in the streets otta make for some change.

The promise of the Christ is to free YOU of the repetetive nature of “history”...

Put down your I-Phone and gigadigit in the data stream. You were born with that. Tell HIM you need an upgrade.

If yo mama and papa dinna show you that, be 6.2.


49 posted on 12/02/2011 6:58:04 PM PST by bigheadfred
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To: SunkenCiv
I have a hard time believing in the Mayan Calendar and it's 12/12/12 prediction. My brother believes it though...and throw in the Chinese, Jewish, ancient Christian ( but that's a bit redundant, when you come to think off it) the Hindu, the Zoroastrians and the Muslims' calendars all predicting the same thing.

The Mayans are long gone, the rest are muddling through heedless of the impending doom.....except the Muslims. They came late to the party and never developed anything that made sense in all their time but just may be the catalyst for the end of times lurking using what they deem the best deception in the inventory....superstition.

My brother's nuts, so forget about it. If he's right......well forget abour that too come 12/13/12.
50 posted on 12/02/2011 8:22:59 PM PST by BIGLOOK (Keelhaul Congress!)
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To: BIGLOOK; SunkenCiv

Here’s to the person who either had more to drink tonite than me, or gotted the most in overtime. With one day to go.


51 posted on 12/02/2011 8:32:01 PM PST by bigheadfred
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To: bigheadfred

I would have played, but I was out seeing “Scrooge.”


52 posted on 12/02/2011 9:26:15 PM PST by Winstons Julia (Hello OWS? We don't need a revolution like China's; China needs a revolution like OURS.)
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To: eartrumpet; SunkenCiv; Smokin' Joe; neverdem; narses; MHGinTN

I think we’re all on the same page .... 8<)

That second Venus eclipse of the sun gonna come right on schedule.


53 posted on 12/03/2011 6:46:56 AM PST by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: stars & stripes forever

Well then, I doubt anything will change. I imagine people are just going to continue to be people.


54 posted on 12/03/2011 8:25:06 AM PST by stuartcr ("Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different.")
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

:’) Yeah, but I don’t want to travel to the Middle East to see it. :’)

Transit of Venus ground zero will be in Israel. In 2012. Uh-oh... ;’)


55 posted on 12/03/2011 8:44:22 AM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1569495/posts)
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To: Winstons Julia; SunkenCiv

Oh my God! I’ve been doing all these illegal things, figuring I wouldn’t get caught until the End of Days on December 2012 per the Mayas and other prognosticators like Nostradamus.

It all seemed so real and well, prophetic.

Now I’m doomed anyway—unless I can sell the cops on the ODDI defense.


56 posted on 12/03/2011 9:33:14 AM PST by wildbill (You're just jealous because the Voices talk only to me.)
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To: Winstons Julia

Well you know, the Mayans have a long way to go to catch up with Jehovah’s Witness in the end of times predicting sweepstakes.


57 posted on 12/03/2011 9:42:25 AM PST by mc5cents
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To: wildbill

“I’ve been doing all these illegal things...”

Tell Julia all about it... I’ll see if I can get Tom Cruise’s people to audit you and free you from engrams....


58 posted on 12/03/2011 10:16:38 AM PST by Winstons Julia (Hello OWS? We don't need a revolution like China's; China needs a revolution like OURS.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Whew! What a relief!
Thanks, Civ


59 posted on 12/03/2011 12:30:41 PM PST by Cincinna ( *** NOBAMA 2012 ***)
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To: Winstons Julia

No...it was the date that dare not speak it’s name.


60 posted on 12/03/2011 9:13:01 PM PST by Beowulf9
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