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2012 Myth Of The Mayan Calendar

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Did you know that the world was supposed to end in the year of 2012? I remember I was so scared that I would not be able to celebrate my birthday on New Year’s since I will be dead anyway. This myth was invented because of the Mayan calendar. In the passage “ Oldest Known Mayan Calendar Debunks December 2012 Myth” readers will learn how Boston University professor William Saturno decided how Mayans used paintings with dots and bars which denoted time spans that were similar to their calendar. In the passage “Ancient Calendars” will also learn how Ancient civilization used to sun, stars, moon, and planets as a reference to obtain information to create calendars. Similarly in the passage “How 1582 Lost Ten Days ‘ readers will learn how Gregorian

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