The End of the Baktun as We Know It
Dec. 20th, 2012 03:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
infrogmationAdvances in hieroglyphic decipherment have confirmed that the Ancient Maya had a rather crude and cruel sense of humor.
More seriously, USA Today article: Mayans unfazed about the end of the world
Good article, despite the usage of the shibboleth "Mayans". Since the author seems reasonably well informed, I'm guessing it was miscorrected by his editor to confirm to usage in teh innernet memez.
As Louis Maistros summarizes it, the modern Maya think we're idiots about that "end of the world" thing, but are happy to take our tourism money.
More seriously, USA Today article: Mayans unfazed about the end of the world
Good article, despite the usage of the shibboleth "Mayans". Since the author seems reasonably well informed, I'm guessing it was miscorrected by his editor to confirm to usage in teh innernet memez.
As Louis Maistros summarizes it, the modern Maya think we're idiots about that "end of the world" thing, but are happy to take our tourism money.
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Date: 2012-12-23 11:38 pm (UTC)"Tourists flocking to Guatemala for “end of the world” parties have damaged an ancient stone temple at Tikal, the largest archeological site and urban center of the Maya civilization. “Sadly, many tourists climbed Temple II and caused damage,” said Osvaldo Gomez, a technical adviser at the site, which is located some 550 kilometers (340 miles) north of Guatemala City."