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The end of time : the Maya mystery of 2012

Author: Anthony F Aveni
Publisher: Boulder, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, ©2009.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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The Internet, bookshelves, and movie theaters are full of prophecies, theories, and predictions that December 21, 2012, marks the end of the world. Award-winning astronomer and Mayan researcher Aveni explores these theories, explains their origins, and measures them objectively against evidence unearthed by Maya archaeologists, iconographers, and epigraphers.
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Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Anthony F Aveni
ISBN: 9780870819612 0870819615
OCLC Number: 377698672
Description: xix, 190 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents: Introduction : How Dylan got me started --
What's in store? A user's guide to 2012 Maya prophecies --
What we know about the Maya and their ideas about creation --
The calendar : jewel of the Maya crown --
The astronomy behind the current Maya creation --
What goes around : other ends of time --
Only in America --
Epilogue : Anticipation.
Other Titles: Maya mystery of 2012
Maya mystery of two thousand twelve
Responsibility: Anthony Aveni.

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The Internet, bookshelves, and movie theaters are full of prophecies, theories, and predictions that December 21, 2012, marks the end of the world. Award-winning astronomer and Mayan researcher Aveni explores these theories, explains their origins, and measures them objectively against evidence unearthed by Maya archaeologists, iconographers, and epigraphers.

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