Maya Expert: The 'End Of Times' Is Our Idea, Not The Ancients'
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Audio for this story from Morning Edition will be available at approximately 9:00 a.m. ET. Tourists are seen in front of the "Gran Jaguar" Mayan temple at the Tikal archaeological site in Guatemala, where ceremonies will be held to celebrate the end of the Mayan cycle known as Baktun 13 and the start of the new Maya Era on December 21. Tourists are seen in front of the "Gran Jaguar" Mayan temple at the Tikal archaeological site in Guatemala, where ceremonies will be held to celebrate the end of the Mayan cycle known as Baktun 13 and the start of the new Maya Era on December 21. Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty Images It is Dec. 20, 2012 — and citizens of Earth are panicking, consumed by the idea that the world will end Friday, something they say was predicted by Mayan astronomers.
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| 0.115659 | "an important cycle of Maya calendar which is turning over," Stuart says, ... |
| 0.115659 | "an important cycle of Maya calendar which is turning over," Stuart says, "called a baktun." |
| 0.0486995 | "And it's a big deal — if you're an ancient Maya astronomer priest," Stuart says. |
| 0.0486995 | "And it's a big deal — if you're an ancient Maya astronomer priest," Stuart says. "But apart from that, they didn't say anything about... what will be happening." |
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| 0.368004 | "That is very reassuring," David tells Stuart. "I'm going to hold you to that." |
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"The Maya never, ever, said anything about the world ending at any time — much less, this year," says an archaeologist who helped translate the ancient culture's hieroglyphs. Still, David Stuart says, he often gets emails from people who want more details about the end of days.
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