The Greatest Discovery of the Century: The Future Calendar :
" The Aztec Calendar "
Throughout history, almost all civilizations and cultures have devised various methods for keeping track of days and time, from ancient Egyptian sundials to modern-day chronometers. But the calendar of an ancient and extinct civilization stands out as a wonder. Named, the Aztec calendar.
The Aztec calendar is the calendar of the world's greatest civilization, the Mayan civilization, also known as the Sun Stone. Which gives a glimpse of prosperity, Maya civilization and culture, advanced astronomical knowledge.
Carved out of a huge round stone measuring over 12 feet in diameter and weighing around 24 tons, this intricate stone calendar disc is decorated with intricate carvings and symbols. Which describes the history and vision of the future of the Aztecs' science of time and space.
This calendar is supposed to be from 14th to 16th century. Which was found in the year 1790 from the ground. Since then, radiocarbon dating, Eksere, UR testing and a lot of hard work have yielded some true results. The Aztec Calendar Stone is a true marvel of engineering and artistic skill, its precise carvings and intricate details revealing the Aztecs' advanced understanding of mathematics and astronomy.
The intricate stonework of the Aztecs embodied the interconnectedness of the universe and the existence of cycles of time that governed their lives. From the Maya civilization calendar was a religious and divinatory calendar used for rituals and personal horoscopes. It is believed that the end of the world in 2012 was predicted from this calendar. But over time it was proved wrong.
The Maya civilization used three different calendars. It is said that the calendar of the Maya civilization was fabricated to last for a long time. And observed many future events.
However, up to 40% success in understanding their unique script and replica language has been achieved till date. In this calendar, figures of crocodile, winged dragon, kacha ghar, snake, lizard, deer, rabbit, water, lion, eagle, grass, flowers, celestial symbols are found engraved.
All these different figures represent different things. Between the calendar his deity " Tonatiuh" The mouth of is seen. Because the Maya civilization believed that no work was possible without the approval of their deity. So his face is also placed in the calendar.
In today's time we have seconds: minutes: hours: days: months: years. Which we use 60:60:24:12:365. But in the Maya civilization, the day was called kin. 20 kin means 20 days together was called 1 unil. Which was called a period of about 1 month. Similarly, 18 units were called 1 toon.
That is 360 days. Which was called a period of about 1 year. In the same way, 20 tuns were called 1 katun. In which there were 7200 days. Which was called a period of about 20 years. Similarly, 20 Katuns together were called 1 Baktoon. Which was called a period of about 400 years. And here the 1st century of Maya civilization was considered to have ended.
Looking carefully at this calendar, there are five Khanas in which not a single figure is found. But according to historians, these five Khanas represented five days. Those days which are inauspicious days come to man. Known as "Nameless Kin". The Maya believed that the world was on the brink of apocalyptic destruction in the future. To avert this destruction, and to seek the renewal of the universe, elaborate rituals and scientific ceremonies were undertaken.
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It is also found on other excavated inscriptions. This Maya civilization knew when to perform those rituals and when the right time would come. So all the days and times are mentioned in this calendar. But this script is so complicated that no one could solve it 100%. And he himself used to get the time to perform religious rituals from this calendar.
The various celestial symbols embedded in the calendar provide us with an up-to-date knowledge of celestial bodies and their rhythmic movements. Apart from this, at what time, how to cultivate, what time to plant what crop, and guidance in harvesting.
The Maya civilization was very modern. It took us years to prove it. But the Maya civilization describes the modern world today. which is found enshrined in their fragmentary inscriptions. What we can't see in today's calendar is that the Maya civilization years ago with ingenuity and wisdom prepared a calendar that still stands as proof of truth.
From 1964 to date, this calendar has been kept in the National Museum of Anthropology located in the city of Manila, Philippines. You may be surprised to know that although there is a ticket to enter this museum, the calendar is kept in a separate hall called Mexica. Where this calendar presides over the Mexica Hall inside the museum. Which is kept free entry.
This global heritage has become so special to the world that the government there is providing free of cost education and necessary guidance and materials from there university and archaeologist department for research on it and solving its script and the experts there are is free of charge.
-- Bhautik Thummar
