The ancient Mayans are celebrated for their towering pyramids, intricate temples and sophisticated knowledge of astronomy.

Scholars show how multiple planet movements tie into the 819-day Mayan calendar. The 819 days of the calendar must be viewed across a 45-year time period to fully understand. The movements of all ...

Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: While the Gregorian calendar is our best attempt at rendering Earth's solar reality on paper, it's far from the most complex calendrical system out ...

Over the past decade, the Mayan calendar has been subjected to close examination and intense debate. Could an ancient calendar system predict solar flares? This fascinating theory will be delved into, ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A 12 th century C.E. codex from Maya culture accurately predicts solar eclipses. The eclipse table in the Dresden Codex was a lunar calendar that ...

The Maya Calendar, first devised by the Olmecs and perfected by the ancient Maya civilization, is a complicated timekeeping system made up of three calendars. The Long Count Calendar covers a vast ...

Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: The research team scoured the 12th century C.E. Dresden Codex—a rare, fully preserved Maya book known for its eclipse table. This codex, which was ...