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Experts discuss end of world in Guatemala
With only five months until the Mayan calendar runs out, top archaeologists from around the world converged in the Guatemalan city of Antigua over the weekend to discuss the end of the ancient cycle and dismiss doomsday theories of the world’s demise.
Presenting their latest findings on the Maya at a two-day conference, experts said the end of the 5,126-year Mayan cycle will usher in a new era for the ancient civilization, the beginning of the 14th Baktun.
Rosendo Morales, an archaeologist says, "We reject 100 percent that this is the end of the world - it’s the end of a cycle and beginning of the 14th Baktun (Mayan cycle). We are nervous as Guatemalans because we will see December 21, the end of an era for many Mayans who have spent many years here and now after 3,114 years."
Debunking talk of an apocalypse, experts say 2012 represents a new cycle of the Mayan calendar. Some even says the once-in-a-lifetime event should be celebrated.
Richard Hensen, an archaeologist says, "What we will see here is a new era. We are privileged to experiment and enjoy the end of an era that started 3,114 years before Christ. It’s rare that we have this opportunity to experience this very important date."
The Maya were among the great ancient civilizations of Mesoamerica, building cities with elaborate ceremonial centres and soaring stone pyramids from modern day Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.
The Classic Period in Maya civilization, which began around A.D. 300, pre-dated by hundreds of years the rise of the Aztecs in Mexico and the Incas in Peru. The civilisation collapsed around 900 A.D.'
相关资讯：2012年6月19日报道，在日前举行的一场“玛雅历法”学术会议上，考古学家们给出了否定了末日预言。这场为期两天的“玛雅历法”学术会议上周末在危地马拉城市安提瓜举行。来自世界各地的顶尖考古学家聚集于此，就广为流传的玛雅“末日预言”展开了研讨。 那么2012年12月21号“世界末日”真的会到来吗？考古学家对此给出了解释。他们认为这种说法属于无稽之谈，因为根据玛雅历法，世界的一次大轮回周期是5126年，其中大约每394年又被称为一个“白克顿周期”。按照现在使用的公历，第五次大轮回周期始于公元前3114年，而2012年12月21号正好是第13个“白克顿周期”的结束，也是第五次大轮回周期的结束。因此从12月22号起，人类将进入一个全新的历法周期，而不是“世界末日”。据了解，关于玛雅“末日预言”的说法起源于一块记载玛雅人历法的石碑。人们发现日期在2012年12月21号这天戛然而止，由此联想到这一天是“世界末日”。2009年好莱坞票房大片《2012》的上映，更让这种说法广为流传。 |
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发表于 2016-7-12 22:01:23