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Subject New Mayan calendar found. The world will not end up in 2012.
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Original Message Discovery of "new" theory belies the Mayan calendar doomsday
Researchers also found paintings of kings on the walls of ruins.
Ninth century records are the oldest ever found of civilization.
A team of U.S. researchers said on Thursday (10) the discovery of the Mayan calendar oldest documented so far. The discovery dispels the theory unscientific who predict the end of the world in 2012, based on the Mayan calendar.

This theory is based on the existence of 13 cycles in the Mayan calendar, known as "baktun". However, the new data show that the system has indeed 17 "baktun".


"This means that there are more that 13 times (so far)," said archaeologist David Stuart, University of Texas-Austin, one of the authors of the journal "Science." He noted that the concept was "manipulated" and said that the Mayan calendar will continue with its cycles for over millions of years.


Stone appears to contradict Mayan announcement of the end of the world in 2012 would Drought blamed for decline of Mayan civilization, says scientist The wall paintings found in the ruins of the city of Xultún, Guatemala, were made in the 9th century. The schedule documenting lunar cycles and planetary cycles that could be explained Stuart and his colleague William Saturno of Boston University.

The writing would be painted in a temple are several centuries older than the "Maya codices." These books written on paper Bark tree were the written records of the oldest Mayan culture and were produced by the 13th century.

'First time'
"We had never seen anything like it," said Stuart, Professor of Mesoamerican Art and Writing, in charge of deciphering the hieroglyphics. He pointed out that these are the first Mayan paintings found in the walls.

The room, according to experts, is part of a larger residential complex. Researchers complain that the room has been damaged by looters, but it was possible to save several human figures painted and hieroglyphic writings in black and red.

In one, appears the figure of the king with blue feathers and glyphs near his face, according deciphered, means "little brother".


Drawings found on the walls of Xultún (Photo: Tyrone Turner / National Geographic / Disclosure) Another wall contains a series of calculations that correspond to the lunar cycle. The hieroglyphics of a third wall would be related to the cycles of Mars, Mercury and possibly Venus, the researchers said.

The authors indicate that the objective of producing these calendars, according to studies from the Maya codices previously found, was to seek harmony between the celestial changes and sacred rituals, and believe that these paintings could have had the same purpose.

"For the first time, we see what can be an authentic records clerk, whose job was to be the official in charge of documenting a Mayan community," said William Saturno. In his opinion, it seems that the walls had been used like a blackboard, to solve mathematical problems.

According to scientists, could handle a place where they meet astronomers, priests in charge of timing and some kind of authority, the richness in the decoration of the paintings on the walls, which also used to make notes.

The survey remains open to determine what kind of environment it was - it was a home or workplace, and was used by one or more persons.

"We still exploring Xultún 99.9%," he said Saturn, who said the great Mayan city discovered in 1915 will provide new insights in the coming decades.


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