'2012' A Teachable Moment For Maya Culture Experts

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Wed, 11/11/2009 - 10:00pm

The world isn't going to end in 2012. But you wouldn't know it to look at the movie 2012 , or online, where doom and "end times" theories roam free. But the people who know Mayan culture and the infamous "Maya Long Count" calendar that started all this "end days" talk chuckle at the hubbub.

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Topics:  maya long count   mayan   culture   teachable moment   movie   
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